PinnedTo Leave a Trace: Cinematic Depictions of Ghosts, Death, and PreservationAn exploration of films that take wildly different approaches to the topic of death, but all hover around a common truth.Feb 13Feb 13
PinnedScavengers Reign: Visually beautiful, emotionally insufficientAs excited as I was for Scavengers Reign — a rare animated sci-fi series — I’m not sure it lived up to my most fanciful expectations.Nov 12, 20234Nov 12, 20234
PinnedPublished inCuriousSimon Stålenhag’s “The Labyrinth” Book Review: A New Terrifying and Timely Sci-Fi Story From the…“The Labyrinth” is the science-fiction brilliance that we have come to expect from Simon Stålenhag.Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020
PinnedPublished inCuriousThe Art of Empathetic CinemaEmpathy: In the increasingly polarized and hostile world we seem to live in, it’s easy to believe that it’s a lost art…Oct 20, 20201Oct 20, 20201
PinnedMemories, Film, and Finding Comfort in the Unexplained“The difference between film and memory is that films are always false. They are composed of a series of scenes. But memories mix truth…”Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
10+ books under 250 pages to help hit your 2024 reading goalDecember can be a mad rush to reach your yearly reading goal, so here are some short (but excellent) books to help you get there.Dec 9Dec 9
Lauren Mayberry’s “Vicious Creature”: worthwhile experimentation from the CHVRCHES frontwomanWhile Mayberry’s solo endeavor doesn’t necessarily reach her usual band’s heights, the album’s eclectic charm proves to be worth the wait.Dec 5Dec 5
Barry Keoghan in strange suburban fairytale Bird — LFF reviewAndrea Arnold’s subtly fantastical coming-of-age tale is strange, modern, beautiful, and deeply human.Oct 22Oct 22
All We Imagine As Light — LFF Review“You have to believe the illusion, or else you’ll go mad.”Oct 20Oct 20
“Trap” review: M. Night Shyamalan’s bona fide serial killer thrillerM. Night Shyamalan’s Trap is pretty much exactly what was advertised: a playfully thrilling game of cat-and-mouse through a concert.Aug 2Aug 2
