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
This Week’s Model — VIAL, “falling short”
Sometimes I want a track that absolutely pummels me. Don’t we all? Continue reading This Week’s Model — VIAL, “falling short”
Then Playing — Stamped from the Beginning; Bell, Book and Candle; Rustin
Stamped from the Beginning (Roger Ross Williams, 2023). Somewhat adapted from and somewhat inspired by Ibram X Kendi’s book of the same name, this documentary by Roger Ross Williams pointedly traces the creation and enforcement of racial identity as a … Continue reading Then Playing — Stamped from the Beginning; Bell, Book and Candle; Rustin
Golden Words — Abbott Elementary, “Pilot”
Since great television comedy always begins with the script, this series of posts considers the individual episodes that have claimed the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series over the years. “Philadelphia gets a bad rap,” Quinta … Continue reading Golden Words — Abbott Elementary, “Pilot”
Outside Reading — Huddled Masses edition
The Democrats Are Falling Into a Trap on Immigration Again by Pedro Gerson Another election year, another cycle of Democrats cravenly acquiescing to the fear-mongering of the right. Same as it ever was. Of course, the media is culpable, too. … Continue reading Outside Reading — Huddled Masses edition
Coffee for Two 