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Mar
28
Stephen Sondheim looks off-camera while directing music during a recording of his musical Company.

What piece of culture should get its own "biopic"?

4 min read
Mar
24
Amanda Seyfried in a Philadelphia police uniform stares with concern at a messy area covered in trash.

Episodes Monday Rundown March 17 - 23 2025

4 min read
Mar
21
Jared Leto has a lot of padding added to his face via makeup in House of Guc. He wears a bald cap and a blue and green suit.

March mailbag

8 min read
Mar
10
A group of seven people, all in winter wear, listens to a tour guide in red earmuffs in a wide shot in front of a brick build

Episodes Monday Rundown March 3 - 9 2025

5 min read
Mar
05
A strange skeleton, its ribcage burst open, tendrils (or arms??) reaching down to it, sits trapped in a cave wall.

Empty horror: A recent string of films underlines the weariness of American life (repost)

The Empty Man and The Smiley Face Killers explore a world that is devoid of meaning and utterly hopeless.
8 min read
Mar
03
Paddington checks in at customs, the Brown family behind him. He is, as always, a brown bear in a red hat and blue coat.

Episodes Monday Rundown February 24 - March 2 2025

6 min read
Feb
28
Elwood and Turner look up at themselves in a mirror on the ceiling. They're smiling and wearing blue uniforms.

Nickel Boys, No Other Land, and how to put a memory onscreen

5 min read
Feb
24
The Peanuts gang rides in a raft down a raging river, some bullies racing them. Snoopy is in his own inner tube.

Episodes Monday rundown February 17 - 23 2025

6 min read
Feb
21
Glinda (all in pink) reaches across open space to Elphaba (in black, skin green) in some Wicked promo art.

2024 Best Picture nominees ranked, from first to worst

10 min read
Feb
17
The Heart Eyes Killer stands in a darkened room. Their red heart eyes glow in their otherwise yellow mask.

Episodes Monday Rundown February 10 - 16 2025

5 min read