Painful Humor and Euphoric Pleasure In ‘Punch-Drunk Love’
Anderson's quirky film is reinvention in the purest sense, free of commercial pressure.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Ethics of Death-Defying Media
Furious 7's path to the screen is emblematic of the ways in which film and other media defy (and define) death as images develop lives of their own.
We’ve Seen This Movie Before: Trying to Make Sense of Philip Seymour Hoffman
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman hurts more than the typical "gone too soon" tragedy because we are being robbed of an artist performing at the height of his considerable powers.
In Defense of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Legacy
Lost far too soon, Philip Seymour Hoffman was the single most affecting reason I ever decided to watch movies in the first place.