Alien: Romulus: The Cinemorph
The first Disney-produced Alien film cares more about referencing the original movies than it does actual originality.
Alien³: Scar Beast
The maligned threequel comes together often enough, and in such striking ways, that even its failures inspire fascination.
Forrest Gump at 30: Defund, Forrest, Defund
Forrest Gump and the Neoliberal Imaginary in 1990s Welfare Reform. In this essay I will...
The Straight Story: Zen and the Art of Mower (Riding) Maintenance
The most obscure David Lynch film is also his most accessible, and one of his most profound.
Old Movies on Getting Older
Tokyo Story and Dazed and Confused are two classics that speak in very different ways about aging.
Hundreds of Beavers: Dam Good
A movie that commits to and succeeds at being a live-action cartoon, and one of the funniest live-action comedies in ages.
Breaking Takes: What I've Been Watching
I had to take a break from the longform reviews, so here are some short ones instead.
Columbine Media: Traumatis Personae
Trying and failing to engage with media that tries and fails to engage with the Columbine shooting.
