Independent Films

Jun
28
The famous, dimly lit bar, with sundry aliens being served.

Rebels and Hackers and Queers, Oh My!

This newsletter is dedicated to all those cyberpunks who fight against injustice and corruption every day of their lives
10 min read
Feb
28
Theatre Revue

Theatre Revue

2024's traffic of the stage
12 min read
Dec
18
The End: Tried So Hard and Got So Far

The End: Tried So Hard and Got So Far

Joshua Oppenheimer's Tilda Swinton climate apocalypse musical isn't nearly as much fun as it should be, nor as arresting as his previous work.
11 min read
Dec
03
Tongues Untied: LGBTQ+ People Aren't Going Back

Tongues Untied: LGBTQ+ People Aren't Going Back

"End the silence, baby. We can make a serious revolution, together."
8 min read
Nov
20
Intercepted: Speak, Know Evil

Intercepted: Speak, Know Evil

A documentary of Russian soldiers' candid phone calls, premiering at a crucial turning point, prompts the question: when does news become history?
7 min read
Jul
04
Summer Solstice Screentime

Summer Solstice Screentime

I saw I Saw the TV Glow, finally, among other films in late June.
8 min read
May
20
Hundreds of Beavers: Dam Good

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
Apr
26
Columbine Media: Traumatis Personae

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
12
A Mayan chieftain,stands high above a crowd of his people, arms aloft. In the distance stand multiple pyramids.

Apocalypto: Tell-Tale Eclipse of the Heart

Mel Gibson's Mayan bloodbath is probably evil, but it is also unstoppably watchable.
8 min read
Feb
20
Movies With Mumsie

Movies With Mumsie

Last week was all about my mother, and the movies we saw together.
11 min read