The Goods: Film Reviews

Train Dreams (2025)

Train Dreams (2025)

Train Dreams tells the story of a man’s eighty years of life in a hundred minutes.
Mar 15, 2026
The Secret Agent (2025)

The Secret Agent (2025)

I find that the opening scene of The Secret Agent is a pretty good lens into the overall experience of watching the film.
Mar 14, 2026
Nouvelle Vague (2025)

Nouvelle Vague (2025)

Among the great and influential directors of the past thirty years, Richard Linklater is the one with the least neurosis.
Mar 13, 2026
Mary Poppins (1964)

Mary Poppins (1964)

There is a version of this review where I try to explain, analytically, why Mary Poppins works.
Mar 10, 2026
Bugonia (2025)

Bugonia (2025)

I’ll be honest: I’ve spent the better part of a decade dodging Yorgos Lanthimos movies.
Mar 9, 2026

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