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.)
Contagion
loaded question: have apocalyptic movies lulled us into a false sense of security about climate change?
What would human civilization look like after a billions-dead catastrophe? “End of the world” movies almost universally fail to confront that. Do we need to do better?
lockdown cinema that ironically will make you feel better about lockdown
Movies for coming back from coronavirus-crazy. [A teaser of an essay for Patreon patrons and Substack subscribers only.]
question of the day: Why aren’t there more professional female characters in movies?
Who was the last really notable professional woman you can recall in a movie?
question of the day: What misleading movies titles bother you the most?
How come there’s no nude consumption of midday meals in Naked Lunch? Were you expecting something soothing and calming from Serenity?
Contagion movie review
Ohmygod the germs, the germs! They’re everywhere!
Contagion (trailer)
It’s like a zombie movie… but real!
question of the day: Should there be a retirement age for artists?
Who could possibly make such a decision about when to retire accept an artist herself? Is there any way to mandate a retirement age for artists except by audiences refusing to participate as audiences anymore (which still wouldn’t prevent an artist from making art, only from having it seen)?
