Year of the Month: THE STREET OF CROCODILES
Bruno Schulz’s The Street of Crocodiles was originally published in Poland as Cinnamon Shops. While…
But we demand the Flame: the Book of J (the Solute Book Club)
Header image by Dikla Laor, used by permission.¹ Title from Emily Dickinson, used because I could.…
Taco Break: Difficult Women
Something I heard a lot over the 10’s is how women are generally afforded a…
Celebrating the Living: Richard Roundtree
It can frankly be exhausting to have your first movie role be extraordinarily successful. If…
Attention Must Be Paid: Lillian Randolph
It will never not annoy me when I read about black people who were given…
Disney Byways: “Chip an’ Dale”
The characters known as Chip and Dale (officially in Disney lore Chip ‘n’ Dale) first…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE
Fritz Lang’s German films are often called “art films” by American critics and exhibitors, largely…
The Friday Article Roundup: Behind the Scenes
This Week, You Will Pull Back the Curtain On: A low-rated cop show from the…
Miller’s 2021 Double Features: Linked with our Machines, Our Eyes are Beaming
Movies talk to each other. What did the films of 2021 have to say? This…
Hail Margaret: Persia on The Marx Brothers’ Not-So-Secret Weapon
“There’s an art to playing straight. You must build up your man, but never top…