Greatest hits: the Netflix Ripley series, "Blood and Wine" with Jack Nicholson, "Geology: A Very Short Introduction." Lowest lows: "The…
David Graeber's "The Utopia of Rules," Michael Haneke's "Funny Games," Ida Lupino in "Women's Prison." Is it too late to…
Little aliens deeply impressed by the British Invasion arrived in Philadelphia, begged me to read and watch through October.
Heatedly read and viewed during June 2022, including José Rizal's "Noli Me Tangere," Don Siegel's "The Lineup" (1958), and "Wanda"…
Didn't do much mountain biking, but I read and watched "Alien Resurrection," Cynthia Ozick's "Trust," Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part 1",…
April truly was the cruellest month, but only because I read not a word of T.S. Eliot.
Reflection on David Denby's critique of the Coen brothers' consistent misanthropy