At the start of this month, I started a new job at TheWrap. In nearly two years of working there, I’ve been promoted to the position of a Film Reporter.
I’m here to tell you now that this is a good thing. I’m genuinely happy, and I appreciate all the support I’ve already received, not just from family and friends, but also from my new film team.
But here’s what it does mean: I’m a reporter, not a critic. So formal reviews, even for this website, are mostly out of the question when it means publicists are paying attention to what I’m writing, tweeting and saying, and how that influences my ability to get calls back and break stories quickly.
Frankly though, it’s been months since I’ve been able to sit down and write a review or reaction for every new film I see in the same way I was when I was in college. I spend a full day writing at work, and then I come home and want to do not that.
But I still have thoughts on these movies. Lots of them. And I don’t want to lose that critical faculty and quickly forget the opinions I’ve had on some of my favorite (and least favorite) films of the year.
With that said, I’ll instead be writing these capsules moving forward, with hopefully some semi-regularity. It’s Awards Season, so that means a busy time for movies.
Also, be sure to check out all my reporting and other writing for TheWrap here. And keep listening to my podcast, The News Reel, which you can now find on iTunes and Spotify as well as on CutPrintFilm.com. Continue reading “October Review Recaps: ‘First Man,’ ‘A Star is Born,’ ‘Halloween’ and More”