Personally, I’d Rather Be Back In Hobbitton: Orson Bean, 1928-2020
My first thought was that 91 is a pretty interesting age to die in a…
Making Movies Is a Form of Narcissism: Kirk Douglas, 1919-2020
Kirk Douglas was the fifth person I wrote about for Celebrating the Living, because I…
Courage Is Something You Can’t Be Afraid to Have: Gene Reynolds, 1923-2020
It’s interesting, I think, how obituaries tend to focus on a single thing that people…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
A big week for black cinema on home video (and also Waves, a white guy’s…
Announcing the Women’s+ Canon 2020!
We depend on critics to provide perspectives on art, but by and large, they’ve only…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
No bigger title this week than Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, which increasingly seems to have a…
I Thought It Was in Terribly Bad Taste For Him to Die When He Did: Terry Jones, 1942-2020
Sometimes, the reaction to a death is, “Yeah, we knew that was coming.” He’s been…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
Thank god for Almodovar and his latest, because otherwise this would be a truly pitiful…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
There’s some good stuff out this week, including Kino upgrading Jack Clayton’s Room at the…
The Moments of 2019
Rather than trying to figure out the best movies of the year, I’d like to…