Lunch Links: THE PRICEMASTER
I was recently alerted to this delightful video thanks to a Twitter thread by a…
Drinking the Stars
Jim Beam was a real person. He was a descendant of Johannes Böhm, who moved…
Gillian’s Giant Public Domain Round-Up 2023
As of Sunday, all of the silent era is in the public domain in the…
Film’s Fragile Art
On the one hand, it is true that there was a map of California labeled…
Taco Break: GENERIC CHRISTMAS MOVIES
There are Christmas movies that are immortal family classics enshrined in pop culture, and there…
Film Registry Day 2022
There are two days I have started mentally celebrating every year, and they are very…
Lunch Links: I’M HUNGRY, I’M COLD
I’m Hungry, I’m Cold (1984) dir. Chantal Ackerman “A great start!” Chantal Ackerman is having a…
How Scientology Woos and Kills
If I were an actress who had spent many years fighting addiction and body image…
Searching for Springfield
The other day, in a deeply weird celebration of the birth of Charles Schulz, Beetle…
Year of the Month Lunch Links: LISTEN TO BRITAIN
Listen to Britain (1942) dir. Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister Unsurprisingly, European and American filmmaking in…