Feb
28
Theatre Revue
2024's traffic of the stage
12 min read
Independent Films
Dec
18
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
"End the silence, baby. We can make a serious revolution, together."
8 min read
Nov
20
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
I saw I Saw the TV Glow, finally, among other films in late June.
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
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
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
Feb
20
Movies With Mumsie
Last week was all about my mother, and the movies we saw together.
11 min read
Feb
05
Veni Vidi Vacay
An Oscar season surprise, The Holdovers is modestly scaled but big on laughs and heart.
5 min read