The Wire, Season One
“I wonder what you gotta do to get thrown off this police force.” “Keep on…
Year of the Month in Comics: January 1983
Liam Neeson’s Newest Thriller Is Best When It’s Restrained
Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson), the lead character of the thriller The Commuter, is a man…
Taco Break: Is Your Movie Watching Experience Hackable?
Consider this my contribution to click-bait headlines for the year. Some months ago The Verge…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Get Grooving To Those Thoughtful And Transfixing Boogie Nights
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Beyond the Susan Problem
My kid was watching a new cartoon again today. Since it’s set in school, there’s…
The Spiral, Interlude: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984)
In which Avathoir and wallflower take a break from discussing Thomas Pynchon’s writing to talk…
Year of the Month: ZoeZ on Ashenden
Most of the hotels were closed, the streets were empty, the rowing boats for…
A Tramp Above All: The Circus (Year of the Month)
Finding autobiographical elements in the films of Charlie Chaplin is not a difficult task . Ironically, The…
Year of the Month: Miller on Decline and Fall
“What did we learn, Palmer?” “I don’t know sir.” “I don’t fucking know either. I…