Celebrating the Living: Carroll Baker
Honestly, given her years in giallo, Carroll Baker would be an excellent choice for October,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Oliver Wallace
Being a studio composer seems to be pretty solid work. From John Williams to Carl…
Disney Byways: “Baggage Buster”
I’ve been watching a lot of late-series M*A*S*H lately, and one of the odder running…
The Friday Article Roundup: Pop Culture
Read about popular things like: big streamers big theaters the northeast a late legend obsession!…
Invulnerable to ploys by music scene weasels: Steve Albini, 1962-2024 (by Miller)
Big Black’s 1987 album Songs About Fucking does not fuck around. There are lots of…
Lunch Links: THEY CAUGHT THE FERRY
They Caught the Ferry (1948) dir. Carl Dreyer The Passion of Johan of Car? This…
Film on the Internet: EVIL UNDER THE SUN
I am exceedingly fond of the 1978 adaptation of Death on the Nile; I’ll go into…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
The latest in the ongoing wave of restored and/or recut Francis Ford Coppola movies (The…
Solute Record Club: Miller on NASHVILLE SKYLINE
Bob Dylan’s 1969 album Nashville Skyline is his shortest, about 28 minutes long. That is…
My Influences: The Structure of The Shield, Heat, and The Good The Bad And The Ugly
Spoilers for The Shield, but honestly, it’s morally wrong not to have seen it already. All three…