THE THIN MAN: A Year of the Month Dialogue Between Gillianren and Persia
G: We didn’t have a lot of luxuries when I was a kid, but one…
Year of the Month: Persia on “Blue Moon”
Once upon a time, I was one of Those Kids. The ones who wore their…
Flashback Comics Rack: Highlights of 1934
Schlemiels in Paradise: Son of Griff on IT’S A GIFT
Back in the ’80s, whenever an older person went off on how wholesome movies were…
DAMES: When Showing and Telling Clash
When The Jazz Singer introduced sound to Hollywood in 1927, it opened up the possibility…
Disney Byways: “The Wise Little Hen”
Look, I have a brand. I admit this. So when I discovered that Year of…
Announcing Year of the Month 2020!
As the new decade begins, so does our third year of Year of the Month.…
Year of the Month: Jake Gittes on WINGS
Over an assured 81 minutes, Larisa Shepitko’s Wings builds a deft, lyrical, immensely empathetic character…
The luxuriant mysteries of “God Only Knows” (Year of the Month)
“God Only Knows” is one of, if not the most critically analyzed piece of pop music…
Year of the Month: Galactus, the Silver Surfer, Stan the Man, and King Kirby
Fifteen years ago, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four stories of 1966 were my…