YEAR OF THE MONTH: Persia on On the Town
On the Town is a light confection of a musical movie, without much plot or…
Year of the Month: Persia on Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
You mustn’t be taken in by the moonlight and magnolias. There’s more to Savannah than…
All That You Can’t Leave Behind: Persia on The Glass Menagerie
“Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful…
Year of the Month: Persia on Vertigo
You can begin to talk about Vertigo a dozen different ways, and oceans of ink…
Not/Like Other Girls: A Women’s+ Canon Article by Persia
When you’re a woman, sometimes just liking what you like is a full-time job. Don’t…
STRANGE DAYS Movie of the Week: A Women’s+ Canon Article by Persia
It’s a pity Kathryn Bigelow only started winning major awards when she switched genres to…
A Kiss on the Hand May Be Quite Continental…but GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES Is About a Lot More Than “Diamonds”: A Women’s+ Canon Article by Persia
…have you ever heard of the words “star quality”? Is it the same as talent?…
This Is It: The Highly Specific Universals in ONE DAY AT A TIME, or Peak TV Is More Than Bad Men Doing Interesting Things, a Women’s+ Canon Article by Persia
Are we in “Peak TV?” Have we passed that peak or is the best yet…
Year of the Month: Persia on Twistin’ the Night Away
Sam Cooke’s story is not unfamiliar if you follow early rock and roll: his father…
Year of the Month: Persia on The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
In Season 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000, the show debuted its second host –…