Category: Arts & Entertainment
Avengers: Age of Um, Not So Much
Avengers: Age of Ultron does strain under the weight of years of TV shows and movies. Not Marvel’s, though.
They Alive, Dammit. It’s a Miracle!
I’ve never seen anything combine satire and celebration as brilliantly as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Red Room Resolutions
How the Twin Peaks dream sequence brought about an unexpected but inspiring crisis of confidence.
That Gum I Liked Has Gone Out of Style
A new appreciation of Twin Peaks spins totally out of control into an analysis of The X-Files, my long-standing hatred of the 1990s, and the unsettling realization that the series actually makes sense to me now.
How I Spent My Decade
Internet, did I ever tell you about the time I spent the better part of a decade watching a contrived, sentimental, raunchy, silly, and formulaic sitcom, and bawling my eyes out over it?
The Curious Case of Tow Mater
Pixar sequels and another installment of “How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Multinational Entertainment Conglomerate”
If I Can’t Show It, You Can’t See Me
Somebody who doesn’t know much about music tries to explain why he loves St. Vincent
The Dude Abides
Or, “Blood Simple Gifts.” Towards a Grand Unified Theory of movies that mock the idea of a grand unified theory. (Spoilers for just about every Coen Brothers movie)