Category: Arts & Entertainment

Monday, January 11, 2016
Exit, surrounded by Muppets
Arts & Entertainment
Tremendous respect for David Bowie, and a theory on what seems truly alien
Saturday, December 26, 2015
It’s a Shame About Rey
Movies
Another note about The Force Awakens, merchandising, and spoiler culture. Contains huge spoilers, obviously.
Friday, December 25, 2015
It’s True. All of It.
Movies
Why I unabashedly love Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and how much I’ve missed being able to unabashedly love a movie
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Daredevil: Gold
Comics, Television
Marvel’s Daredevil series turns out to be even better than I first thought.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Mmm, yes
Music, The Internet
On the 90s and the Internet and how Kate Bush is amazing.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Wet Hot
Television
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp hits the right balance of high-concept stupid.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Lowest Common Denormative
Movies, Politics
What terrible reviews of Trainwreck tell us about the sorry state of pop-progressivism on the Internet
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Inside Out
Disney, Movies
Inside Out reminds us that we can’t be happy all of the time, an idea that angered, disgusted and frightened me.
Monday, May 18, 2015
Everyone Has Their Shows
Movies
Trying to resist my natural impulse to overthink Mad Max: Fury Road
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Avengers: Age of Um, Not So Much
Movies
Avengers: Age of Ultron does strain under the weight of years of TV shows and movies. Not Marvel’s, though.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
The Tone Without Fear
Comics, Television
A lifelong DC fan tries to make sense of the new Netflix Daredevil series
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
They Alive, Dammit. It’s a Miracle!
Television
I’ve never seen anything combine satire and celebration as brilliantly as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.