The Three High Concepts Of Breaking Bad
I think a big part of the success of Breaking Bad comes down to the…
Let People Dislike Things, Too
This weekend, I got lectured by someone who hadn’t like last week’s Stuff My Kids…
Film on the Internet: A KISS BEFORE DYING (1956)
Ira Levin’s A Kiss Before Dying is one of my favorite slightly-forgotten suspense novels–tight, perfectly…
Twelve Million Angry Men
At the time this essay went up, Todd Phillips’ Joker, an origin story for Batman’s…
Lunch Links: ARE WE GOOD PARENTS?
Are all the students back to school? This is the right time for a short…
Back to School
My six-year-old started first grade today. Yesterday, at the school’s annual meet-and-greet, he was vibrating…
Film on the Internet: THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Hollywood’s self-indulgent fascination with itself is a mixed bag, sometimes producing masterpieces and sometimes producing…
Lunch Links: LAVENDER
I do love soapy gay doomed romances especially when they have no dialogue to ruin…
Where Budget Matters, Where It Doesn’t
As is tradition, I was so wrapped up in Ren faire that I almost missed…
Lunch Links: THE OFFICE OF MISSING CHILDREN
This year, short films about immigration and border patrol have been hot on the film…