The Music Room is Haunted by an Indulgent Aristocrat’s Impending Doom by Joey Lee
It’s fascinating to think of music as an aristocrat’s (or zamindar‘s, as they were referred…
Who cons the con-artist? THE GUIDE (Year of the Month)
At first glance, breaking into R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi series can seem daunting: the author set…
Year of the Month: In Glorious Mono, ONLY THE LONELY
In October of last year, Only the Lonely was reissued in a 60th anniversary stereo…
Buchanan Rides Alone: Jacob Thomas Klemmer on Budd Boetticher’s Existential Hangout Western
The issue with writing about westerns is that there’s just so many of them: John…
Year of the Month: Jake Gittes on The Lineup
“It inspired Bullitt, which is a yawn by comparison.” James Ellroy, DVD commentary for The…
Year of the Month: Jake Gittes on A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die found Douglas Sirk, near the end…
Year of the Month: Mon Oncle
Mon Oncle is far funnier than any dry French art film on the aesthetics of…
Flashback Comics Rack: Highlights of December 1958
Year of the Month: Joseph Finn on The Fly
“Help me. Helllllp me.” There aren’t a lot of remade movies where both versions…
