Historical Fiction Corner: WATERGATE by Thomas Mallon
A moody Republican, long considered a national joke, is elected President of the United States…
The Usual Cast of Dope Addicts and Misfits: Tim Burton and Ed Wood
I’m not the first to call Tim Burton “baby’s first auteur,” and I’m certainly not…
Avengers: Endgame and Hamilton Unearth The Humanity of Larger-Than-Life Icons
Spoilers for Avengers: Endgame and Hamilton follow. I had the privilege of getting to watch…
Film on the Internet: MARATHON MAN (1976) on Amazon Prime
“It isn’t safe.” Not far below their surfaces and sometimes on them, the thrillers of…
Who cons the con-artist? THE GUIDE (Year of the Month)
At first glance, breaking into R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi series can seem daunting: the author set…
What the F? Babalugats on ALONE IN THE DARK
Since Cinemascore began operation in 1979 only 19 films have received the lowest score. In…
Drunk Napoleon Listens To Bob Dylan: God, The Devil, And Bob
“Highway 61 Revisited”, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965 “God Knows”, The Bootleg Series, Vol 8 “Gates…
This Is It: The Highly Specific Universals in ONE DAY AT A TIME, or Peak TV Is More Than Bad Men Doing Interesting Things, a Women’s+ Canon Article by Persia
Are we in “Peak TV?” Have we passed that peak or is the best yet…
Metal Gear Solid 2: I’ll Get An Action Movie With Everything On It
This essay is not only full of spoilers, it’s written with the assumption that you’ve…
How Sarah Polley Gave Her Father Dignity by Erasing Herself from TAKE THIS WALTZ, by Joey Lee for The Women’s+ Canon
I saw Stories We Tell and Take This Waltz in the opposite order as viewers…