The Absence of Death
How the portrayal of death in The Secret Agent evokes the actual feeling of loss in the real world.
A Good Ones Oscars preview spectacular featuring One Battle After Another, Sinners, The Secret Agent, and of course, Jay Kelly
Examining creativity through the lens of Mitski and taking what you need while leaving the rest.
How my greatest success as a writer can feel like my greatest failure.
Looking at the message of One Battle After Another by examining Parasite, Civil War, and Eddington through Jean-Luc Godard's political film theory.
Thoughts about Alien: Earth and bad reading skills.
Breaking down the difference between "premise" and "narrative" in Civil War and more.
Why Fargo isn't necessarily about what most people think it's about.
a weekly-ish medium-dive into tv, movies, music, and food
Looking at the message of One Battle After Another by examining Parasite, Civil War, and Eddington through Jean-Luc Godard's political film theory.
Thoughts about Alien: Earth and bad reading skills.
Breaking down the difference between "premise" and "narrative" in Civil War and more.
Why Fargo isn't necessarily about what most people think it's about.
Identifying a preexisting condition
Re-examining the surveillance state with Decision to Leave
Why "Eastbound and Down" is more relevant than ever
A return to form with thoughts on "The Phoenician Scheme"
A year-end reflection on a career I wasn't expecting
Redefining an ethos & J.R.C.G.'s "Grim Iconic... Sadistic Mantra"
Schrödinger's experiential art
TV cooking shows and self-reflection