SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT: Children and Crime
Once again, in chapter six, “Design for Delinquency: The Contribution of Crime Comic Books to…
Celebrating the Living: Christopher Lloyd
It’s been a while since we’ve done anyone with quite so many iconic roles to…
SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT: Dyslexia Is Also a Thing
So my little sister is dyslexic. Severely. It’s so bad that, in high school, she…
Reading Against the Grain – Part 1: INTERIORS
Before he achieved fame and fortune as a musical composer for kids movies, Randy Newman…
New Modes for Old Truths: HAMILTON and Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton is my motherfucker. In 25 years of studying and teaching the story of…
Bad Films Shot By Great Cinematographers: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SEX COMEDY
Who Shot It: Gordon Willis. Willis, it is safe to say, did a lot to…
Tickled, Broke Straight Boys, and American poverty
Ed’s Notes: Spoilers for Tickled; Lead Picture is from Tickled, but features Richard Ivey of MyFriendsFeet and…
Celebrating the Living: Carol Burnett
It may be true that most comedy comes from personal difficulty, but it doesn’t mean…
SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT: A Little Right and a Lot Wrong
I promised that I would mention where Dr. Fredric Wertham actually got things right, and…
Ranking The PIXAR Short Films (Part Two)
OK, last Friday I started out my examination of the short films of PIXAR by…
