The Vibes-Only Cinema of Disclosure Day
Breaking down the rocky foundations of Disclosure Day's jumbled screenplay, and why it ultimately doesn't matter for a movie like this. (
Jesse Raub
Writer and coffee professional, stuff in Serious Eats, in Bon Appetit, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Vulture, HAD, Polygon, and other places.
BLT Salad
An easy, summery recipe that makes the lettuce the star of the show.
The Inside Out Nature of Widow's Bay
If these ideas are intriguing to you, maybe you wish to subscribe to my newsletter. Other writing * "The Sun Rises and Sets With Her, Man" at The Atlantic * No One Gets A Holiday From Death at Bright Wall/Dark Room The duality of man My neighbor's
Bliss Chasing (Going Stupid Mode)
Takin' it easy and a recipe for peanut noodles.
Ramp City
Bucking food trends by succumbing to food trends.
The Guy Doing Stuff Theory of Film
Utilizing the power of the moving image to define the medium of film.
The Absence of Death
How the portrayal of death in The Secret Agent evokes the actual feeling of loss in the real world.
The Big Questions
A Good Ones Oscars preview spectacular featuring One Battle After Another, Sinners, The Secret Agent, and of course, Jay Kelly
Working for the Knife
Examining creativity through the lens of Mitski and taking what you need while leaving the rest.
Getting Over COVID, Getting Over Yourself
How my greatest success as a writer can feel like my greatest failure.
The Myopia of Political Films
Looking at the message of One Battle After Another by examining Parasite, Civil War, and Eddington through Jean-Luc Godard's political film theory.
Bad Reader
Thoughts about Alien: Earth and bad reading skills.