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Brief notes on ‘DC League of Super-pets’
There’s no more palpable bromance in Hollywood right now than the one between Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. Their electricity is palpable and joyous, and the Jumanji co-stars seem to have endeavored to work together more as time has gone … Continue reading
‘The Batman’ is a triumph
9/10 The Batman is a grueling marathon of angst and anxiety, the perfect balance of a wannabe-hardcore crime story and the real fears that undergird its telling. It is a bold statement of and about Batman in media that could … Continue reading
20 years of 9/11 in film
The core ennui of being a ‘90s child is watching things disappear. This is most easily tracked through technology. Within our childhoods, we watched playing outside with neighborhood kids, maybe one of whom had an N64, turn into a kaleidoscope … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged 20 years later, 9/11, Afghanistan war, Batman Begins, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Climate change, COVID-19, George W. Bush, Gore won, Iraq war, Iron Man, Man of Steel, Mark Boal, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, The Hurt Locker, War on Terror, Zack Snyder
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A quarantine with The Master
Several years ago now, I started systemically moving through the work of high-profile directors. This is part of the path from loud movie nerd to legitimate film scholar – film scholars actually study film, they don’t just write about it. … Continue reading
Posted in A less chaotic state, White Noise
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, David O. Selznick, Dial M for Murder, Disney, Dr. No, Foreign COrrespondent, Francois Truffaut, Frenzy, Gone with the Wind, Halloween, I Confess, Independence Day, Jamaica Inn, Lifeboat, Marnie, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, North by Northwest, Psycho, Rear Windo, Rebecca, Rope, Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Silence of the Lambs, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Strangers on a Train, Studio system, The 39 Steps, The Birds, The Dark Knight, The Lady Vanishes, The Paradine Case, The Trouble with Harry, Tippi Hedren, To Catch a Thief, Torn Curtain, Under Capricorn, Vertigo
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