recap
The Pink Opaque Season 6, Episode 1 - "Escape From The Midnight Realm"
The show's first episode in nine months is a bold break from its usual.
TV
Fallout understands the dangers of nostalgia porn
It's the kind of apocalypse only Amazon could bring you.
movies
Why you should care if movie theaters survive
What would we lose if we lost sitting in a dark room and watching a big screen together?
movies
Evil Does Not Exist and the rise of early climate fiction
The new film channels climate anxiety as well as anything I've seen, while never once mentioning climate change.
criticism
The difference between creation and criticism
It's not what you think!
movies
May mailbag!
This month: Thelma & Louise, sound design nerds, M/M romance, and why I might be a train grandpa.
TV
The (not at all obscure) British game show I'm obsessed with
Why Only Connect is the only game show for me.
movies
How to be effectively Lynchian
A bevy of recent films have David Lynch vibes without resorting to being slavish imitations or parodies.
trans
Hypothetical children
Why do we spend so much time protecting children who don't really exist?
pop music
The glorious theater kid energy of the modern pop star
So many pop stars are theater kids now. What can we make of this?
bluey
How Bluey teaches kids there are no answers
The recent special episode conveys the terrifying randomness of life with characteristic empathy and grace.
mailbag
April mailbag!
This month: What's my baby into? Which hated TV characters do I like? And have my feelings on spoilers changed at all since becoming TV writer?