Weekender: Fourth Weekend in January — Dark on Power of the Dog; Wilford on Licorice Pizza
After a few "Weekenders" away, here are a few highlights from the last few weeks.
Favorite Recordings of 2021: Part One (Honorable Mentions and #36–#26)
It has finally begun! On January 20, Looking Closer's look back at favorite recordings of 2021 has begun! Keep watch…
Newsic: New song from Tom Skinner, Thom Yorke, and Johnny Greenwood
This isn't an easy song to sing along with. It shouldn't be. But it represents a meaningful anger, a broken heart, a…
Joel Coen’s Macbeth adaptation is visually striking — but unaffecting
Did social distancing influence this Joel Coen production of the Scottish play? It has some great actors in it, but…
Weekender: 2022 film calendar; Luci Shaw’s latest poems; C’mon C’mon; Azor; Licorice Pizza
This week: An astounding 2022 preview. The upcoming poetry of Luci Shaw. And some initial thoughts on C'mon C'mon, Azor…
The Weekender: Christmas Edition 2021
This week: Malick's rollercoaster ride through the eons of history. Mia Hansen-Løve's film Bergman Island. All hail…
Twenty years ago this weekend, a fellowship formed in Rivendell…
Twenty years ago this weekend, I joined a fellowship at the local cineplex to witness an event that would change the…
The Weekender – Third Weekend of December 2021
Merry Christmas early! The Weekender will be a Surprise Box, an unpredictable newsletter, a bulletin board of things…
Discovering “Devi”
During November's Barnes and Noble Criterion sale, I took a chance on a film I've never seen before. I am so glad that…
Why I find “Passing” a profoundly “unrelatable” film
In a season of sprawling epics and extravagant spectacle, Rebecca Hall's directorial debut is one of the year's finest…
Welcome to Wes Andersonia, Part 1: My first two visits to The French Dispatch
Wes Anderson's devoting every resource at his disposal to realizing grander visions. The results are more like museums…