Soundbite Obits
Last week, like countless others, I was moved by the death of Michael Gambon, a British actor who did amazing things onstage and off. As...
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Aug 4, 20234 min read
An Actor's Journal- Part 3
To appropriate a quote from Tennessee Williams, “Sometimes—there’s Godot—so quickly!” But also, sometimes, life just happens, and you...
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Jul 14, 202311 min read
On Joy, Luck, and the Color Purple
Prefatory Note: I acknowledge I can never understand the suffering women have experienced and continue to experience in instances of...
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Jun 30, 20235 min read
THE ROOM: The 20th Anniversary Celebration
It’s been twenty laugh-filled years with what has been called “the Citizen Kane of bad movies.” In 2003, the owner of an irregular...
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Jun 9, 20238 min read
On Profanity
I was a prude. I really was. Well, perhaps prude is the wrong word. But I remember in sixth grade, one of our fellow classmates telling...
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May 26, 202312 min read
David Henry Hwang, pt. 3: Hollywood and Beyond
For this final week of May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I conclude celebrating my mentor and teacher David Henry...
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Apr 7, 20237 min read
Reckoning with Jim Carrey (Finally)
In 1994, I took a pad and pen with me to the movies. I was ten or so and I wanted to keep notes and “review” them, just like Siskel &...
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Mar 24, 20238 min read
The Old gods are Dead: Farewell to the Movies
I came of age going to the movies at the turn of the century. In 1999, I was finally old enough to see R-rated movies and my friend and I...
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Mar 3, 20239 min read
Sondheim on Film
Stephen Sondheim was taken from us in late 2021, but since his posthumous cameo in Glass Onion, the wildly uneven follow-up to Knives...
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Feb 10, 20238 min read
Anatomies of Influence 2: The Critic
We were in a critical writing class at Bennington College, circa 2003, and a student was reading a paper that celebrated the then...
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Dec 23, 20222 min read
Top 10 Christmas Movies
Just in time for Christmas, I share with you my top 10 Christmas movies. This, and other lists, can be found in the Hardcover or...
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Dec 16, 202213 min read
1987: The World's Worst Year for Movies
One of my favorite books growing up was Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide. Maltin is a highly influential film critic for writing only capsule...
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Dec 2, 20223 min read
Favorites Part 4: Movies
For the next few weeks, I'll be sharing my favorite works of art. These are not necessarily my answers to "What is the best movie/tv...
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Oct 28, 20226 min read
A Quick Trek through Harry Potter
As we have a few more days of watching spooky movies, I thought it appropriate to publish here some more alternative Halloween film fare....
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Oct 21, 20225 min read
Alternative Halloween Film Fare
As Halloween is just around the corner, you might be scouring the streaming services for your favorite scary movies, so, I thought it...
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Sep 30, 202224 min read
Batmans on the Big Screen
So, I’ve listened to all the counter-arguments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and I’ve watched all these re-brandings, reboots, and...
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