Betty Boop’s Potato-Faced Cuteness (Year Of The Month)
Betty Boop may be one of the few characters to have passed almost entirely from…
Past Is Prestige
One of the things both the MCU and the DCEU have done that is unusual…
Taco Break: Your Favourite Male/Male Friendships In Movies
My favourite scene in The Irishman is when the corrupt and violent union leader profusely…
Representation Is Not Tokenism
Among other disappointments this week, we learned that the Oscars are still awfully cis-het white…
Children Will Listen
The other day, I was watching an episode of Columbo that featured Ray Milland. And…
The Granddaddy of Them All
I talked last week about tradition, and this is another one of mine. It is…
Film on the Internet: FAULTS (2014)
Ring in the new year with this underrated, darkly comedic thriller. Faults, directed by Riley…
Everything I’ve Learned About Writing Criticism So Far
One: Start with the work. Don’t kick things off with your thoughts on the state…
Taco Break: Stray Thoughts of the 2010s
A decade is an arbitrary period to reflect on. The 2010s contain several important historical…
Year of the Month 1966: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
One of the beautiful things about poetry is its ability to evoke great understanding and…