The Vibes-Only Cinema of Disclosure Day
Breaking down the rocky foundations of Disclosure Day's jumbled screenplay, and why it ultimately doesn't matter for a movie like this. (
Ramp City
Bucking food trends by succumbing to food trends.
The Guy Doing Stuff Theory of Film
Utilizing the power of the moving image to define the medium of film.
The Absence of Death
How the portrayal of death in The Secret Agent evokes the actual feeling of loss in the real world.
The Big Questions
A Good Ones Oscars preview spectacular featuring One Battle After Another, Sinners, The Secret Agent, and of course, Jay Kelly
Working for the Knife
Examining creativity through the lens of Mitski and taking what you need while leaving the rest.
Getting Over COVID, Getting Over Yourself
How my greatest success as a writer can feel like my greatest failure.
The Myopia of Political Films
Looking at the message of One Battle After Another by examining Parasite, Civil War, and Eddington through Jean-Luc Godard's political film theory.
Bad Reader
Thoughts about Alien: Earth and bad reading skills.
The "Shit Happens" Cinematic Universe
Breaking down the difference between "premise" and "narrative" in Civil War and more.
The Near Destruction of the Family Unit
Why Fargo isn't necessarily about what most people think it's about.
Built for Eating
Identifying a preexisting condition
The Ubiquitous Pocket Snitch
Re-examining the surveillance state with Decision to Leave