I don’t have much to sayI don’t have much to say other than that I’ve felt my ambition, excitement, and hope about the world slowly congeal, rot, and decay over…Nov 5, 2024Nov 5, 2024
Sitting Pretty: Some Thoughts on Bob Fosse’s “Cabaret”My intro to IFC Center’s 35mm screening of “Cabaret”May 7, 20246May 7, 20246
This Little World: “Fanny & Alexander” on ChristmasOne side effect of Lexapro I was not expecting was that, in the last year, I’ve become a little bit more woo woo. Formerly a committed…Dec 24, 20237Dec 24, 20237
Going to a Town: “Tom at the Farm” at 10or how Xavier Dolan never broke out into the USNov 15, 20232Nov 15, 20232
Paper “Moon”: Killers of the Flower MoonWhy I hated and felt cheated by Martin Scorsese’s latestOct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Love on Top: “Here Lies Love”On the disco-pop dictator musical from David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, and Alex TimbersOct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023
Personal/Geopolitical: “Red, White, and Royal Blue”A little indie queer romcom came out on AmazonAug 13, 20234Aug 13, 20234
Older, But Less Grown Up: “Frances Ha” in 2023We’re not in arrested development; time is.Aug 1, 20231Aug 1, 20231
“Tomorrow” Never Dies: “Cabaret” at Barrington Stage CompanyAlan Paul’s revival is a flash in the can canJul 8, 2023Jul 8, 2023
Bringing Up Baby: “No Hard Feelings”Jennifer Lawrence’s new sex comedy gave me Lubitsch vibesJul 7, 20231Jul 7, 20231
All About My Mother: Grey Gardens and The Joy Luck Club(Author’s Note: This was originally written for Metrograph’s publication in 2019, but when they revamped their still barely functional…May 14, 20236May 14, 20236
Something to Die For: “Scream VI”Would you believe that it’s taken six Scream movies to kill off a film studies professor? They’ve slashed their way through chatty…Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
Playtime’s Over: Hansol Jung’s “Wolf Play”Everyone in the audience tittered away as Mitchell Winter hovered centimeters from the face of an audience member in the front row…Mar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023
on being passive aggressiveTwo things I inherited from my mother: an unabiding love for Bringing Up Baby and an expertise in passive aggression.Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
a blog postwhat if i started using this as a blog, the way they used to exist, in the time where you say things like “what if i started a blog” and…Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
Body Double: BABYLON, or NOT ANOTHER HOLLYWOOD MOVIEOn how “Babylon” is great because it understands the experience of someone who grew up watching movies about people who party and do drugs…Jan 24, 2023Jan 24, 2023