Gen X Remembers
When I was in high school, I observed that my generation didn’t have an “I…
Film on the Internet: BAD GENIUS
Nattawut Poonpiriya’s Bad Genius makes its unpromising subject matter into a sleek, pacy, and often…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
Buried in a slight (except for the horror 4K upgrades) week is the return of…
The Solute Book Club: Discussing WHOSE BODY?
Lord Peter Wimsey would appear in eleven novels during the lifetime of Dorothy L. Sayers;…
Taco Break: Oddly Simpatico
One of my favorite tropes in storytelling is when two characters who couldn’t be more…
Celebrating the Living: Candace Hilligoss
It is true that one of the biggest reasons for “[person] is still alive?” is…
Attention Must Be Paid: Peter Lorre
It is, perhaps, a depressing aspect of Peter Lorre’s brilliance that his performance in M…
Disney Byways: “Canine Caddy”
The Bing Crosby era of Mickey Mouse is probably clinched with the idea of Mickey…
The Friday Article Roundup: Rock Out
This Week You Will Jam to: thrash metal Sundance controversy hand-drawn animation an iconic starlet…
The Limit of Pictures, the Failure of Words: NIGHT AND FOG
Even a peaceful landscape, even a meadow in harvest with flights of crows and grass…