The Before Trilogy is an elegant, conversational set of romantic films, notably missing some important details.
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Strikingly Read, Viewed: July 2022
Mostly mountainbiked during July, enjoyed the refreshing waters of Lake Willoughby Vermont, but also read Shirley Jackson’s “We Have Always Lived in the Castle,” José Saramago’s “The Double,” and Richard Linklater’s “Before Trilogy”
Continue reading...Peter Weir’s “The Plumber” (1979) Leaves Uncertain
In 1979 one of Peter Weir’s early films, "The Plumber," saw theatrical release. Little indicated his future.
Continue reading...Heatedly Read, Watched: Boring June 2022
Heatedly read and viewed during June 2022, including José Rizal’s "Noli Me Tangere," Don Siegel’s "The Lineup" (1958), and "Wanda" (1975)
Continue reading...“The Mandalorian” Still Stinks in Season 2
A second season has not improved Disney’s popular streaming series "The Mandalorian"
Continue reading...Powerful May Reading, Viewing: 2022 edition
May reading and viewing of Ashley Vaught in 2022. Best of: "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, "Dubliners", and "Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy" by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Continue reading...Reading Ulysses’ “Oxen of the Sun” (to oneself, aloud, and just in general)
On the experience, specifically pain, of reading as instanced with reference to the modernist masterpiece "Ulysses" by Irish writer James Joyce.
Continue reading...Upcoming: An Excellent SEO Presentation, Colorado ASMP, Saturday, May 14th
Announcement for the ASMP Colorado event at which I will be giving a presentation entitled "Top 7 SEO Tips for Photographers"
Continue reading...Narcoleptically Read & Watched: April 2022
How do you read and watch narcoleptically? Binging series and reading sparingly, here and there.
Continue reading...March 2022: Read & Viewed, with feeling
All of what was read and watched during the month of March 2022, especially James Joyce’s "Ulysses" and the 1986 Soviet film "Come and See"
Continue reading...“Night Hunter” (2018) is no “Night of the Hunter” (1955)
"Night Hunter" (2018), a weak serial killer thriller, is no "Night of the Hunter" (1955), a film next to "Citizen Kane" (1940) in the pantheon of film history.
Continue reading...Blithely Read Ulysses, Watched et al.: Feb 2022
In February 2022 I started reading “Ulysses” by James Joyce, “Odyssey”, watched “The Killing” (1956) and other things like the Russian film “T-34”
Continue reading...Fragrant Excerpt from Joyce’s “Ulysses”: 5, Lotus Eaters
One of several forthcoming asides on the book "Ulysses" by James Joyce. Lead us not into temptation.
Continue reading...Stanley Kubrick’s “The Killing” (1956): Misanthropy Run Amok
"The Killing" makes murder a spectacle, something beautiful, peopled with a group of ne’er-do-wells whose destruction we will undoubtedly enjoy.
Continue reading...Lasciviously Read & Watched: January 2022
Each of books and films lasciviously read and watched (respectively) during the first month of the 2022nd year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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