Philip Seymour Hoffman

Who Dare Portray Truman Capote?

Who Dare Portray Truman Capote?

Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toby Jones, and Tom Hollander have dared to portray Truman Capote to varying effect. Capote remains a complicated challenge.

The 10 Best Films of Philip Seymour Hoffman

The 10 Best Films of Philip Seymour Hoffman

Over 22 years of performances, Philip Seymour Hoffman rarely disappointed. Even when he stepped outside his comfort zone to make commercial fodder, he remained riveting.

Painful Humor and Euphoric Pleasure In ‘Punch-Drunk Love’

Painful Humor and Euphoric Pleasure In ‘Punch-Drunk Love’

Anderson's quirky film is reinvention in the purest sense, free of commercial pressure.
The Ethics of Death-Defying Media

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.

What We Lost When We Lost Philip Seymour Hoffman

In Defense of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Legacy

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.

In Defense of 2012’s Best Movie, ‘The Master’

Cinema as Rorschach Test: ‘The Master’

‘Mary and Max’ Is Better Than ‘Avatar’ and ‘Shrek’ Combined

Summer of Same: August 2009

Part 5: Toy Story 2 to Titus (November – December 1999)

Synecdoche New York