Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown April 7 - 13 2025
This week: The Wheel of Time! John Williams! My professional jealousy exposed!
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown March 31 - April 6 2025
This week: An amazing short-story collection about sexless jerks. And a mystery game!
movies
Episodes Monday Rundown March 24 - 30 2025
Including assorted Taylor Swift movies, the new Japanese Breakfast album, and Severance season 1.
movies
What piece of culture should get its own "biopic"?
A question for the group
movies
Episodes Monday Rundown March 17 - 23 2025
Emily's in the hospital, but what better time to watch stuff?
Mailbag
March mailbag
This month: Good acting in bad movies! Bad accent work! And how to call out from work!
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown March 3 - 9 2025
This week: a wonderful Canadian film, a heterosexual romance, and a creepy YouTube channel.
horror
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.
movies
Episodes Monday Rundown February 24 - March 2 2025
This week: Paddington in Peru and the Oscars
movies
Nickel Boys, No Other Land, and how to put a memory onscreen
How two very different movies capture the way we remember horrible things.
Rundown
Episodes Monday rundown February 17 - 23 2025
Emily takes her kid to a movie. Also: Hitchcock, trans robots, and killer monkeys.
movies
2024 Best Picture nominees ranked, from first to worst
Number 10 might not surprise you.