Loving the Long Long Man: Narrative in Commercials
When I was a kid, there was an instant coffee brand that made a series…
Lunch Links: DRAMATIC AND MILD
High art, low rent. Dramatic and Mild (2018) dir. Nastia Korkia Musings on the intersection…
You Know, For Kids
Technically, Rashomon did not have a Rashomon plot. As in, the plot is not the…
Coping, or Not
This year, I have seen fewer Oscar nominees than any year since I started paying…
Taco Break: They Didn’t Make ’em Like They Do Now
Movie fans spend a decent amount of time bemoaning the types of movies that don’t…
Geek Parenting
My son does his distance learning from my room, because we discovered early in the…
Starting from SQUARE ONE
One Sunday afternoon, when I was a kid, The Learning Channel as was played a…
Year Of The Month: Kansas City Confidential
This is an archetypal film noir. I don’t think of myself as someone well-versed in…
Lunch Links: MALARIA
Oy, another comic book movie! Malaria (2013) dir. Edson Oda Making an auspicious feature film…
Eighteen Movie And TV Quotes You Have to Shout–Number Nine Will Have You Dancing!
“Gordon’s alive!” Not to mention anything else said by BRIAN BLESSED in his entire career,…