Two Ways Of Looking At The X-Files
The X-Files is literally true. Mulder and Scully are two FBI agents travelling across America finding…
Tristan "Drunk Napoleon" Nankervis
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The Line Between Projection And Connection
In discussion of the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens, beloved Soluter The Ploughman remarked that he really connected…
SCENIC ROUTE: The Simpsons, “Secrets Of A Successful Marriage”: “Good news, Lisa! I don’t need your mother anymore!” [IMAGE HEAVY]
The scene opens with a wide shot, establishing location. We can see how tall the…
Taco Break: The Verbal Wild Card
One of my favourite sitcom cliches is the character who clearly exists as an outlet…
Taco Break: Internal References
One of my favourite moments in Inglourious Basterds is in Chapter Four: Operation Kino. Sgt Stiglitz has…
SCENIC ROUTE: No Direction Home, “Play it fucking loud!”
There was a roar of disgust against me. So I shouted, “Happy New Years, losers!”…
SCENIC ROUTE: Seinfeld, “I don’t think you do.” / Uncut Gems, “I disagree.”
SPOILERS FOR UNCUT GEMS LIE AHEAD In season three, episode eleven of Seinfeld, the title character makes a reservation…
Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
It’s October 12th, 1979. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is released. It’s Douglas Adams’s…
Memento, The Scully Effect, and Stories Making Us Better
One great thing about art is that you can use it to see the difference…
Book On The Shelf: The Way Of The Samurai by Inazō Nitobe
Obviously I read this because of Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai. I was…