Last Hope of a Dying Planet
One more round of thoughts about the Superman movie, why it connected with me so hard, and how it IS an origin story, actually
One Thing I (Begrudgingly) Like About Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
The third Guardians movie is, appropriately, difficult to love, but is ultimately a cathartic and sincere farewell to the series
One Thing I Like About Palm Springs
Palm Springs is a modern romantic comedy that works best when you watch it as a counterpoint to Groundhog Day
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: You Can Hear It Too If You’re Sincere
Two tunes in honor of the idea that being a good person is hard and hard core
Movie Storytelling: Less is More (More or Less)
Stray thoughts about making excuses for shallow movies vs appreciating how movies actually work
You’ll Believe a Man Can Believe
Thoughts about a second viewing of Superman and how “childish” idealism is the new punk rock. Lots of spoilers.
One Thing I Love About Superman
Superman is the superhero comic book movie that best captures the weird, nonsensical joy of comic books. No major spoilers.
F1 The Movie The Review
A blurb-friendly review of a car racing movie I haven’t seen. No, not the original one, the formula one.
Jurassic World Rebirth Rebirth
Imagining an alternate reality version of a seventh Jurassic Park movie that would actually seem necessary?
Rude Boy
Quick programming note that I’ve missed a lot of the comments on this blog
Literacy 2025: Book 22: The Last Devil To Die
Richard Osman’s culmination of the cozy mystery series The Thursday Murder Club
One Thing I Love (Yeah, I Said It) About M3GAN 2.0
M3GAN 2.0 is corny AF and has all kinds of pacing issues, but its best moments are sublime in a way the original only hinted at. (Minor spoilers)