Taco Break: Escape From Quarantine
In these strange times, one topic that keeps coming up in movie discussion is people…
Kookaburra: A Bird on the Move, Apparently
People talk a lot about the Wilhelm Scream, and with good reason. It’s a common…
Gaslight (1940): Year Of The Month
One of the things art can do is create language and symbols for us, and…
Taco Break: Games Afoot!
One of the appeals of competition is its instant narrative. The rules, boundaries and histories…
The Strange Rehabilitation of Martha Stewart
Yes, I’ll grant you that I never really liked Martha Stewart. There’s something about her…
Lunch Links: MARCY LEARNS SOMETHING NEW
Warning: Mildly NSFW (but are you really in the office right now anyways?) Marcy Learns…
Another Discussion of the Theatrical Experience
Today is my partner’s thirty-ninth birthday. We never do too much for his birthdays, really,…
Hic Incipit Pestis
It’s odd, really, that there are so few movies set during historical epidemics. Oh, you…
Deliverance (Year Of The Month)
CW: rape. Every time I thought I had this movie squared into a neat little…
Almost Like Going Home
I am, as I’ve mentioned, in the process of moving. A strange thing about it…