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I Want You Flat on Your Back, And Then I Want You Strong Again: A Different Phantom Thread
“These are Alma’s and the film’s first words. A cynic will scoff, but no, give a serious thought to this idea. How many of us have the courage to dream – how many of us have the courage to dispense with cynicism and see our dreams come true?”
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A Review of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel paints a picture of a vivid and choreographed 1950s New York and explores development of a personal feminism.
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Spoilers Ahead: Riverdale Season 2 is a Soap Opera for a Younger Audience
In this new season, Riverdale’s soapy plot and neon-lit diner is su used with violence and vigilantism.
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The Setlist (2)
A review of Brokeback’s “Illinois River Valley Blues” and Hand Habits’s “Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void)”
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La La Land’s Nostalgia
“It follows a struggle we have all faced: if you love the past, how do you approach the future?”
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The Setlist
A review of Mega Bog’s “Happy Together” and Sam Skinner’s “Danny Through Junior EP”
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Crime and Composition
On the detective fiction of Ricardo Lísias and the electronic novel
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How to Write a Pitchfork Album Review
Listen to two or three of the songs off of the album. Pick them from different sections, so it seems like you listened to the whole thing. Also, don’t call them songs. Call them “tracks” or (even better) “cuts” instead.