Jul
22
Forrest Gump at 30: Defund, Forrest, Defund
Forrest Gump and the Neoliberal Imaginary in 1990s Welfare Reform. In this essay I will...
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Jul
04
Summer Solstice Screentime
I saw I Saw the TV Glow, finally, among other films in late June.
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Jun
29
Elden Ring's Dancing Lion: The Beast of Both Worlds
If Elden Ring is going to take over my life again, I may as well write about it.
5 min read
Jun
13
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.
5 min read
May
27
Old Movies on Getting Older
Tokyo Story and Dazed and Confused are two classics that speak in very different ways about aging.
8 min read
May
20
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.
4 min read
May
14
Breaking Takes: What I've Been Watching
I had to take a break from the longform reviews, so here are some short ones instead.
6 min read
Apr
26
Columbine Media: Traumatis Personae
Trying and failing to engage with media that tries and fails to engage with the Columbine shooting.
7 min read
Apr
19
Civil War: What We've Got Here is Failure to Communicate
Alex Garland's vivid portrait of a war-torn America imagines how much worse things could get, but is that enough?
8 min read
Apr
12
Apocalypto: Tell-Tale Eclipse of the Heart
Mel Gibson's Mayan bloodbath is probably evil, but it is also unstoppably watchable.
8 min read