A Few of My Favorite Things
I'm a compulsive list writer. I write lists for everything - favorite books and movies, obviously. But lists of bad movies too. And a timeline…
On Dunkirk
When you’ve sat through enough creative-writing seminars, read enough how-to-write books, and listened to enough lectures, it becomes very clear that we can all agree…
On Wondering What’s Wrong with Certain Superhero Movies
There’s a list going around on the internet about signs of growing fascism. I mention this here because, well, I have concerns about an especially…
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On American Pickers
I don’t “binge” TV that much. I prefer to follow the little-and-often approach, mix things up a bit. And anyway, there’s just so much television…
Kid’s!
Lucky kid. Singular. Do you see?
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Poppins Returns was the last film I saw in 2018 and it became a surprise entry into my list of favorite films of the…
On Watching Northfork
There’s a risk in going back to watch movies you loved years ago. I call it the “Doc Savage Effect.” Despite the wounds of previous…
