Month: May 2026
One Thing I Love About I Love Boosters
The hilarious and brilliant movie from Boots Riley feels like everyone’s putting everything they’ve got into making something fun and inspirational.
Sorry to Bother You, or, Stick to the Script
Boots Riley’s debut surprised me by never dulling its impact for the sake of being really funny
Move Fast and Ogle Things
Even those of us excited about the potential of AR need to demand more responsibility from tech companies and journalists
The Unfairly Quick and Painless Death of the Author
Inspired by the movie Obsession, thoughts about intent vs interpretation. (Spoilers for Obsession and the 1987 Fatal Attraction)
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: The Boys Are Thirsty In Atlanta
Two tunes for when Smokey’s got them ears on and you gotta put that hammer down and give ’em hell
Buy-Curious, or, Being a Good Video Game Consumer in the Age of Influencers
Mix industry news with entertainment/enthusiast news, let simmer for a few decades, and you’ll end up with the state of media in 2026
Literacy 2026: Book 3: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
A universe-spanning sci-fi take on True Grit tells the story of the last survivor of Krypton
One Thing I Platonically Like About Obsession
The horror feature debut has a lot to like, even if not enough to like-like. (Spoilers after a warning)
Widow’s Bay: The Inaugural Swim and Beach Reads
My new favorite thing on TV is a perfect example of how to combine horror and comedy exactly the right way (spoilers after a warning)
Piranha (1978), or, You’re Gonna Need a Larger Number of Smaller Boats
The original Piranha has its moments, but mostly I was left wondering what it does that Jaws didn’t do better
Piranha (2010), or, Skeletonized Girls Gone Wild
The horror/disaster comedy about fish eating a lake full of horny college students proves that there is such a thing as being too self-aware
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: This is LA
Two tangentially related tunes about appreciating the shitty heaven outside my window
