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October 2026

October 11, 2026

Other Mommy: Jump Scares for None

Other Mommy (2026) has not played for critics. It did not play for me. The...

October 04, 2026

Death by Hanging: From 1968 to 2026

The state of Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa Pike has been all over the headlines....

September 2026

September 27, 2026

Blaze: Flashes of Brilliance

In a slight violation of my plan to write about internet movies—a sin for which...

September 12, 2026

The Den: Paranoid Internet Activity

The Den (2013) is an amazing artifact of a time when we first realized the...

September 12, 2026

Screenlife: Zoom Origins

Lately, I’ve been getting a kick out of revisiting early internet movies. I don’t mean...

August 2026

August 29, 2026

Seven Up!: Up, Up, and Away

I don’t remember when I first heard about the Up series (1964-Present). I don’t even...

August 23, 2026

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair: Short Lived New Flesh

As usual, I’m a bit behind. Only now have I made my way to a...

August 22, 2026

Millennium Actress: Hints of a Past and a Future

Recently, I wrote about Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue (1997); it’s a cult masterpiece, yaddy yadda....

August 18, 2026

Do the Right Thing: What Can I Add?

I’m late to the party. What else is new? Spike Lee is a strange figure...

August 14, 2026

Perfect Blue: Cult Hit Meditation

Perfect Blue (1997) has attained cult status. Perhaps more importantly, it is a certain kind...

August 01, 2026

Maddie’s Secret: Scylla and Charybdis

Maddie’s Secret (2025) announces something well know but few say: “woke is dead; long live...

July 2026

July 25, 2026

The King of Comedy: Scorsese, Scorsese, Where Art Thou?

Rupert Pupkin. What a perfect name for a fame-obsessed stalker and everyman. “Rupert” has a...

July 18, 2026

Love Streams: What Film is For

In a TV documentary about the production of Love Streams (1984), writer-director John Cassavetes says...

July 14, 2026

Drunken Angel: In the Shadow of the A-Bomb

Akira Kurosawa is best known for his historical epics and Shakespeare adaptations, less so for...

June 2026

June 23, 2026

Thunderball: Hide the Nukes!

Thunderball (1965) is bloated. Let’s get that out of the way. It’s overlong, has unnecessary...

June 23, 2026

A Soldier’s Prayer: All Good Things

And so, we have the third entry in The Human Condition trilogy (1959-1961). This is,...

June 20, 2026

Road to Eternity: War, Endless War

I continue to make my way through Masaki Kobayashi’s mammoth The Human Condition trilogy (1959-1961),...

June 16, 2026

200 Cigarettes: Why Bother?

200 Cigarettes (1999) taught me a very important lesson. If a movie’s cast lists more...

June 16, 2026

No Greater Love: That’s Life

I love rediscovering a movie after a decade. The young cinephile seeks all out and...

June 13, 2026

Goldfinger: Bond, Finally Bond

It’s silly for me to admit this, but it feels somehow important. I grew up...

June 07, 2026

Backrooms: The Kids Do Silent Cinema

Going to see Backrooms (2026), I had an almost unheard-of theatrical experience. Completely surrounded by...

May 2026

May 24, 2026

Obsession: Incel Nightmare

Blumhouse has not hit much lately. Obsession (2025) breaks that losing streak. Writer-director Curry Baker...

May 24, 2026

Häxan: The Never-Ending Witch Hunt

Benjamin Christiansen’s Häxan (1922) is one of those movies any filmhead knows they should watch....

May 16, 2026

¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!: Gen-X Sends Its Best

I’ve been a fan of South Park (1997-Present) since I was little older than the...

May 05, 2026

Remote Control: VHS Tape of the Vanities

Once again the Criterion Channel has nonchalantly delivered a smash hit I’d otherwise have had...

May 02, 2026

The 4:30 Movie: Kevin Smith and the Gen X Cinephile

Kevin Smtih loves New Jersey. Kevin Smith loves movies. As an Xer, he’s finally getting...

April 2026

April 25, 2026

Secrets & Lies in the Age of Truth Social

What makes Mike Leigh’s movies so beautiful and difficult is the way they resist easy...

April 09, 2026

The Drama: Finally, a Big Swing

Okay, it’s a modest swing. But Kristoffer Borgli’s new romantic tragicomedy The Drama (2026) actually...

April 06, 2026

The Good Samaritan: Who Is My Neighbor?

Isaac and the Broken Enemy It’s an eternal question and a timely one: who is...

April 02, 2026

Project Hail Mary: Kids’ Movie?

My journey with Project Hail Mary (2026) began when a student asked if we could...