Violent Night movie review: ho ho holy shit
Many movies have attempted to replicate the festive insouciant brutality of Die Hard. No movie has come closer to this lofty goal than this dementedly delicious nightmare before Christmas.
Year: 2022
Avatar: The Way of Water movie review: blueface on a blue planet
The filmmaking craft may be (mostly) astonishing. But the craft must always — always — be in aid of a compelling story populated by compelling characters… and that’s not so much the case here.
Harry & Meghan: Vol I television review: royal rumble counterpunch
There is little here we did not already know, but this is nevertheless a fascinating counterpoint to royal propaganda. Kudos to Harry’s audacity at being unwilling to perpetuate a noxious paradigm.
I’ve temporarily paused all Substack, Patreon, and Paypal subscriptions
I’ve done no writing in the past month, and I will be spending the next few weeks on a rethink of my work here. So I don’t think it’s right to keep charging readers when everything has been on hiatus.
weekend watchlist: is it good to be the queen?
Plus a teenage con artist, a skewering of late-night comedy, and more… (First published September 18th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
weekend watchlist: sweet, funny, frank pillow talk
Plus apocalyptic adolescence, exasperating planetary levels of bureaucracy, and more… (First published September 10th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
weekend watchlist: an all man-(and woman)-versus-beast(s), all both-sides-of-the-pond special
In honor of the silly glory that is Idris Elba punching a lion in Beast. (First published September 4th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
RIP my mom
She was my biggest fan, and a tremendous supporter of my work. I can’t imagine what my life is going to be like going forward without her.
weekend watchlist: a sci-fi mood piece of eeriness, ookiness, and dread
Plus a snarky heist, a two-century-old energy crisis, and more. (First published August 27th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
minimal updates at the moment…
I’m dealing with a family emergency at the moment, something that has building for the past few weeks and is now reaching a crisis point… which may or may not end up being a plateau of crisis that may go on for a while.
