The last three movies I’ve seen are quite different from each other. One is an epic 3-hour capper to an even more epic 22-film saga with a near $400-million budget. One is a Netflix joint put together by some of our finest comedic actresses. The … [Continue reading]
Drifting Together in Chaotic Waters: CATASTROPHE and THE BEFORE TRILOGY
My freshman year of college brought me a lot of discoveries: how much weight I could gain from eating cafeteria food, how to nearly fail an English class, the wonder of Jim James’ voice. I went back and forth on how much I loved the Red Hot Chili … [Continue reading]
Marveling at More Intimate Stakes: CAPTAIN MARVEL
I’ve been far more impressed with than moved by Marvel’s 22-movie longform storytelling. Whatever emotional heft the films tighten in me tend to slack with the next board-resetting film. That dusty ending to Infinity War should have sent me crying a … [Continue reading]
Sharp Focus in Blurry Darkness: A STAR IS BORN vs. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
There’s a fun experiment that takes place after every year’s Oscars, where some of us, now able to easily rent these Oscar-nominated films through Redbox or seek them out on streaming platforms, think, “Well, let’s see what that was all about.” So … [Continue reading]
The Universe is Expanding (And We’re Losing Our Ability To Talk About It)
At this current point in our cultural history, there are so many choices. What was once the album has been broken into singles, spread across the Spotifyverse, landing into algorithmic mixes of various styles and moods. What was once a movie … [Continue reading]
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