the ten movies I felt were worth putting on an arbitrary year-end list – plus five more.
violence, excess, and kindness
thoughts on the tense, bombastic ‘Leave The World Behind’ and the hopelessness of it all – plus, more 2023 reviews!
my favorite concerts of 2023
thoughts on some shows from around Portland (and who I saw them with)
less than zero
thoughts on ‘Godzilla: Minus Zero’ and the death of an anti-war titan under capitalism
dinner is served
thoughts on ‘Thanksgiving’ and how Eli Roth’s good time gross-out fetishism made me hungry for seconds
'I am immortal – and I am not alone.'
a brief history of ‘Highlander: The Series’ – and a look back at Season One
game over
thoughts on ‘Saw X’ and the misunderstood legacy of torture porn.
demeter? I hardly know 'er!
thoughts on ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ (2023) and the cultural death of the vampire
raining cats and lizards
thoughts on Fritz The Cat, “good art”, and why I never wanted to be a writer — plus a few indie comics I’ve checked out!
irrepressible thoughts of gender
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie takes bold swings at cultural institutions – gender, capitalism, patriarchy – by pointing out how absurd they are.