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Screen: Baz Luhrman’s Elvis This movie made me sad. I’ve always appreciated Elvis for the kitsch icon he was, but this made me wonder what we lost musically. Carnival of Souls Finally watched this one. The roughness of the audio and video enhances the sense of isolation in the movie so much that it isContinue reading “Week in Reviews: November 11-17”

Screen: Banshees of Inisherin: I have been thinking of that guy’s donkey all week. This was a strange movie. I was hoping for some Lobster-type weirdness and while I didn’t necessarily get it, I did get a satisfying exploration of all manor of themes: mortality, friendship, lonliness, being nice. Colin Farrell: you have earned myContinue reading “Week in Reviews: Nov. 18-24”

Screen: Miramax Halloween Collection H2O could be a standalone introduction to the franchise. Curse of Michael Myers did not need to be made. Resurrection should not have been made. The Watcher in the Woods Remember when Disney made horror films? This movie nails spooky. If you get a hold of the DVD you have toContinue reading “Week in Reviews”

Men beget Men who feel women owe them something. Echoes haunt us all.

Hi! um. Excuse me. I think I must have joined this death cult by mistake. If you could kindly show me to the exit? Much obliged.

My daughter looked at the slip of paper sticking out of my book and said, “What’s that?” “It’s a book mark.” She pulled it out and said, “No, it’s not.”

Sometimes coffee talks to me. It tells me to drink more coffee. Coffee wants me to be exclusive but then keeps me up all night talking about itself. I like tea better because it is not so bossy and allows me to see other beverages.