The Solute Book Club: CANNERY ROW
So… when I suggested Cannery Row for breezy summer reading, I’d forgotten there are two…
Lunch Links: GUARD DOG
Guard Dog (2004) dir. Bill Plympton For the uninitiated, Bill Plympton is kind of…
Year of the Month: Désirée Guzzetta on DUCK AMUCK
Daffy Duck is one of the looniest of all the Looney Tunes. During the Golden…
Film on the Internet: LOOKER
Michael Crichton’s sci-fi techno-thriller Looker is an odd beast. It’s a 1981 film that makes…
Year of the Month: James Williams on THE HITCH-HIKER
If it’s difficult for female directors in Hollywood now, it was almost impossible in the…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
A big week for catalog titles, highlighted by Criterion’s 4K of Thelma & Louise and…
What’s Best In Life Is To Be Tired And Beautiful: Shane (Year Of The Month)
Shane is a love letter to the American Dream. In fact, the movie made me catch…
Celebrating the Living: Terry Farrell
To be strictly fair, my exposure to Quantum Leap was a bit scattered, for the…
Attention Must Be Paid: Fred Steiner
A thing we quite like around here is odd connections. Doing two equally famous and…
Disney Byways: “How to Dance”
The “How To” cartoons have always been my favourite Disney shorts. They’re the funniest, and…