Simple Simon Says: High School (Year of the Month)
“A notice you hear somewhere might change your whole life,” the teacher tells his class…
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Going Out of Book
A recent episode of the Film Comment podcast brought back “Movie Gifts,” a roundtable conversation…
Sympathy for the Angel: Ender’s Game and the Lonely Evangelist (Year of the Month)
In the beginning, there was Ender’s Game. Before sequels expanded the “Enderverse” and the titular…
Year of the Month: A King in New York
Losing a kingdom is a pain only matched in intensity by the thrill of gaining…
Lunch Link: Land of Confusion
Genesis: Land of Confusion (1986) dir. John Lloyd & Jim Yukich Once there was a…
Taco Break: Tainted Songs
Movies can associate themselves with songs in a lot of ways. They can introduce us…
Lunch Link: Gus Van Sant and “The Discipline of DE”
The Discipline of DE (1979) dir. Gus Van Sant You may click on the link…
Lunch Link – “Spin”
Spin (2005) dir. Jamin Winans Even the most agnostic of filmgoers have to acknowledge the…
Lunch Link: 5-Second Films
In honor of having very little time to contribute these past couple weeks, I have…
Lunch Link: “Jabberwocky”
Jabberwocky – aka “Zvahlav aneb Saticky Slameného Huberta” (1971) dir. Jan Švankmajer Alice in Wonderland…