It’s the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and no one wants to celebrate. If the Bicentennial in 1976 felt like a moment when our nation was grappling with its history, the Semiquincentennial fifty years later has been co-opted by a far-right ruling party that wants to turn away from […]

  It’s not often these days that we get a genuine word-of-mouth-fueled smash at the box office, but Obsession cracked the code. Former YouTuber Curry Barker’s low-budget horror film has now earned over $200 million domestically. Even more impressively, the movie increased its earnings in wide release three weeks in a row. It’s done so […]

  Surprise! I’m back. Maybe. In an effort to inspire myself to write more frequently and creatively and passionately, I have resolved in this new year to resurrect the old blog. So here I am with a list of my favorite films of 2025. As always, with these sorts of lists, I can only speak […]

  I believe in softcore pornography… but isn’t that for straight dudes? Part One: The Discourse, erotic thriller nostalgia, and the feminist angles   For the past two years, give or take, I’ve been formulating and untangling a whole mess of interrelated thoughts on the State of the Sex Scene in mainstream film and television. […]

  It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of an electric guitar must be in want of a groupie. Or something like that. Starting a band to get a girlfriend is a time-honored tactic employed by teenaged film protagonists, after all. Even today, with rock and roll reportedly dead, the […]