Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Nine
The title of the film Reality clearly refers to the main character. Reality Winner is a U.S. military veteran and translator whose high-level security clearance helped her land a job with a company contracted by the U.S. government. While working … Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Nine
The New Releases Shelf — Little Rope
The title of the new Sleater-Kinney album is nestled in the lyrics to the song “Small Finds,” which metaphorically evoke the needs felt by a desperate canine: “Is it food or garbage?/ It smells good enough/ Can you gimme a … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Little Rope
Then Playing — Anatomy of a Fall; Tina; Remember the Night
Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet, 2023). At a remote home in the French Alps, a man named Samuel (Samuel Theis) is found dead atop the snow-packed ground in front of his house. The cause is clearly a plummet from … Continue reading Then Playing — Anatomy of a Fall; Tina; Remember the Night
Outside Reading — The Less I Seek My Source for Some Definitive edition
The Oscars Are Confused About “Barbie” by Michael Schulman A couple weeks back, one of the hosts of the addictive podcast Little Gold Men ruefully predicted that all hell would break loose online if Greta Gerwig wasn’t among the nominees … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Less I Seek My Source for Some Definitive edition
This Week’s Model — Elbow, “Lovers’ Leap”
There’s a whole lot of song to “Lovers’ Leap” Continue reading This Week’s Model — Elbow, “Lovers’ Leap”
Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Ten
A riveting, deeply heartfelt feature debut. Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2023 — Number Ten
Top Ten Movies of 2023 — An Introduction
Where in the great pink heavens can I begin a consideration of the 2023 movie year than with the explosive phenomenon that was Barbenheimer? At a time when it still seems as if the very concept of theatrical exhibition of … Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2023 — An Introduction
Out of the Pink — Thoughts on the Oscar Nominations
After a string of years where the grand finale of the Academy Awards was largely uncertain up to the point when envelopes started being torn open, today’s nominations announcement confirmed we’re in a season of foregone conclusions. The thirteen nominations … Continue reading Out of the Pink — Thoughts on the Oscar Nominations
Now Playing — All of Us Strangers
Andrew Haigh’s latest is an emotional haymaker that boasts a remarkable performance by Andrew Scott. Continue reading Now Playing — All of Us Strangers
Outside Reading — Spin with Me edition
Annie Nightingale didn’t only kick down doors in radio – she held them open by Fiona Sturges Fiona Sturges writes this splendid remembrance of Annie Nightingale, the first woman — and, for a shockingly long time the only woman — to … Continue reading Outside Reading — Spin with Me edition
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