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I will fight a pitiful rearguard action. Usually, nothing could be braver than skirmishing...
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Empire Records (1995) is a cult hit. Having been born in 1993, I missed out...
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Hoffman’s Capote Deserved the Oscar
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AfrAId of What?
The critics are wrong again. Or at least, the critics who aren’t me. Christopher Weitz’s...
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The Savages’ Ravages
It’s ten years since the death. Not my mother, who’s been dead longer (13 years)....
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August 26, 2024
Lesser Bergman?
After a week of travel and sickness, this will be more an exhortation than a...
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Fear and Listlessness in the Suburbs
May December (2023) is, like all movies starring Julianne Moore, good. And, as might be...
August 12, 2024
Nothing is Written
It’s a common movie-lover’s mistake, or I hope it is, to put off seeing certain...
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The Point of Return
Technically speaking, “melodrama” has little to do with the Greek word for “honey” (meli). But...
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July 29, 2024
Ridley Scott’s First Napoleon
There is a species of genius in casting Harvey Keitel as a Frenchman. Doubly so...
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Bewitching Individualism
Sometimes you walk through a door and realize you don’t belong. Maybe it’s a bar,...
July 16, 2024
Longlegs’ Short Game
The Everlasting Gobstopper haunts me. Not because It fills children with blueberry juice, not because...
July 09, 2024
Rockin’ with Rod
I saw another list. The internet is a tyranny of lists. At first, I enjoyed...
July 01, 2024
Disappearing Accidents
For the last couple months, I have been reading Peter Weiss’ Aesthetics of Resistance (1971-1981)...
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The Movie You Can’t Make Today
Five seconds on the internet—heck, maybe in person too—and you’ll hear the magic words: you...
June 17, 2024
Saigon, New York
I found Jacob’s Ladder (1990) when I was too young. I only knew that it...
June 11, 2024
Altman’s Agatha Christie
Robert Altman loves an ensemble cast. He does not, however, typically set his films at...
June 04, 2024
O Tenenbaums, O Tenenbaums
Children of the pre-streaming era, post-cable era have their own special collections. Not only would...
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Irma, Sweet Irma
I’m flabbergasted Irma la Douce (1963) isn’t better known. Sure, as a Billy Wilder picture...
May 20, 2024
His Lonely Wooden Tower
Suzanne’s Career (1963) reminds me of an uncomfortable time in my life. Like a lot...
May 14, 2024
All’s Fair in Love and Tennis
Challengers (2024) satisfies. The actors perform admirably. I don’t know much about tennis, but the...
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Whatever Happened to the Street Urchins?
As a kid, Disney’s Pinocchio (1940) scared the hell out of me. Not the whole...
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April 29, 2024
Here There Is No Interest
I feel dirty admitting it. It seems wrong. No one should feel the way I...
April 22, 2024
ASMR avec Melville
The “dull” and the “interesting” are more fungible than we’d like to admit. Intersubjectively, this...
April 15, 2024
The Princess Past
Until last week, I had never seen The Princess Bride (1987). I understand this to...
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85 and Still Kicking
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