Lunch Links: HOW TO DISAPPEAR
Content warning: Unreal but nonetheless violent imagery. How to Disappear (2020) dir. Total Refusal (aka Michael…
Faust–You Know, For Kids
Now, it’s true that The Muppet Show was never really a kids’ show. “Family,” we…
Year of the Month: Haley Ioppini on HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
I wish my life could be like a high school musical. That lyric may be…
Film on the Internet: DOWN WITH LOVE
Frothy, exuberant screwball romantic comedies don’t get any more endearing–or any more thoroughly tongue-in-cheek–than Peyton…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
The big story this week is Shout Factory giving Monte Hellman’s almost impossible-to-find Warren Oates…
Year of the Month: James Williams on MIAMI VICE
In 1987, The Untouchables’ success kicked off a trend of movies adapted from TV series.…
The Creation Of Art Is An Inherently Morally Positive Act, I Think
There’s a Neil Gaiman quote that gets passed around in which he exhorts the reader…
Celebrating the Living: Tony Robinson
Robinson himself refers to the other cast members of Blackadder as “toffs” and Oxbridge types.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Elinor Glyn
Every generation has its share of shocking writers. Further, every generation’s shocking writing will be…
Disney Byways: “Destino”
One of the strangest sentences you’re going to find on IMDb is “the friendship between…