movies
Toward a definition of "Egg Cinema"
How movies made by seeming cis people sometimes end up super trans.
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andor
Andor Fridays: Episode 8, "Narkina 5"
Cassian goes to prison, and Emily shares her theories on storytelling (again).
TV
The Simpsons and our long 1990s hangover
"Marge Vs. the Monorail" is maybe the best TV episode ever made... and a paean to neoliberalism.
newsletter
Episodes in 2024
Here's what's coming in the new year!
PTSD
It's a Wonderful Life and PTSD
When you are in the throes of a traumatic flashback, trauma therapists recommend a practice called "grounding." In grounding, the person who needs to be pulled back to reality is encouraged to look around and pick out an object to describe in detail. I, for instance, am looking
andor
Andor Fridays: Episode 7, "Announcement"
Andor pauses the action for a brilliant episode that shifts our perspective on everything that's happened so far.
mailbag
December mailbag!
This month's topics: lesser watched TV dramas of the 20th century, music to write to, and 2023 top 10 lists!
andor
Andor Fridays: Episode 6, "The Eye"
What do we want out of our IP-based streaming projects, OR would we still love Andor if it had Doctor Who's budget?
movies
The best Christmas movie you've (probably) never heard of
The Holly and the Ivy is both deeply old-fashioned and unexpectedly modern.
marriage
The marriage movie
When our best auteurs make movies about marriage, they often make their best movies.
andor
Andor Fridays: Episode 5, "The Axe Forgets"
Why is this the episode of Andor that finally made me a diehard fan? A hypothesis.
logistics
Repost: What I learned watching the longest movie ever made
Logistics lasts over 35 days, and it might make you think differently about the world.