I fall asleep every time I watch Ronin (1998) and Dune (1984). Ronin is a classic, a throwback Cold War […]
40 Movies About Noises and Consequences, 1983: National Lampoon’s Vacation
“We watch his program… We buy his toys, we go to his movies… he owes us. Doesn’t he owe us, […]
Alleged Buff: Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Natalie (Dramatic, slow-motion sigh, followed by cranked-up fast-motion sigh, followed by slow-motion sigh): Let’s watch the damned thing. We […]
On Zack Snyder’s Justice League
The absolute first thing we have to talk about is terminology. As Steve Guttenberg once said to Roman on Party […]
40 Movies About Noises and Consequences, 1982: The Thing
Embracing fatalism can be liberating.
40 Movies About Noises and Consequences, 1981: My Dinner with Andre
There is this tremendous feeling of possibility that comes from genuinely connecting with another human being.
February 2021 Watch Party
Short month, long movie list!
On Lone Star
Pilar: Everything that went before, all that stuff, that history–the hell with it, right? Lone Star (1996) closes on […]
Casablanca: Life during Wartime
Casablanca (1942) is my favorite movie of all time for a million reasons. It is a surreal experience, though, because […]
On Waterworld
What stayed with me was the ship.
December 2020 Watch Party
I slowed down a little on watching for most of December, but then finished out the year with a flurry […]
10 Streaming Picks: January 2021
New year, new catalogs! Here are ten streaming recommendations for you and for me for January. There are more TV […]