The TV Moments of 2020 (with Special Guest wallflower)
Back again with our supplement to the annual “Moments” article (as well as a supplement…
But It’s Mine: Persia on Ownership and Control in the World of FARGO
One of the most famous lines in the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning Fargo comes close to…
1996: Year of the Vidmark Previews by Miller
I have a weakness for VHS tapes. They’re how I started collecting movies, and a…
Year of the Month: Miller on THE FRIGHTENERS and LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE
The biggest horror hit in 1996 was Scream, which revived Wes Craven’s career, and launched…
Taco Break: Scenes You Hate in Movies You Love
My all-time favorite movie is Showgirls, the glorious camp masterpiece written by Joe Eszterhas and…
Year of the Month: ELLEN’S ENERGY ADVENTURE
When EPCOT opened in Walt Disney World on October 1st, 1982, it was a project…
Danny Devito’s Matilda Captured the Essence of Ronald Dahl Better Than Most Adaptations by James Williams
In 1996, two Roald Dahl adaptations, Henry Selick’s James and the Giant Peach and Danny…
Celebrating the Living: Barbara Ling
One thing writing this column has taught me is that the idea that everything’s online…
Attention Must Be Paid: Theodore Bikel
There are a handful of people in the history of film and television who you…
Disney Byways: “On Ice”
Nominally, this is a Mickey Mouse cartoon; I don’t write about those often. I find…