The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation remains one of the most quietly devastating portraits of personal paranoia ever put to screen.
Elysium (2013)
Elysium gestures toward big ideas, then boils them down until there’s nothing left but flavorless residue.
The Hall Monitor 11/10/24
This was a trying week. At least one of this week’s titles was a big part of that.
The Hall Monitor 11/03/24
I watched a lot of stuff this week. Was I fascinated or frustrated?
My Favorite Albums of 2023
Did any of these standouts make your list for the year’s best music?
White Christmas (1954)
Snoowwwww
Val Kilmer: I’m Your Huckleberry (2021)
If life is art and art is life, Kilmer’s most important work may still be ahead of him.
Cocaine Bear (2023)
I went into Cocaine Bear with no expectations.
Jaws – Peter Benchley
The book is not always better than the movie.
The Oracle of Maracoor: Volume 2 of Another Day – Gregory Maguire
Fast moving story packs revelations for Rain in the second volume of Another Day.
Chrysalis – Lincoln Child
As expected Chrysalis is heavy on story, light on character development. And that’s fine.
What are we up to? 12/16/2022
Capsule reviews for Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, The Half-life of Valery K, House of Hunger, and the Chris Hemsworth docuseries, Limitless!
Black Adam (2022)
You’re better than this, Dwayne.
What Are We Up To? 11/20/22
If nothing else, we strive for technical correctness.
Hooked – A.C. Wise
Neverland will never let them go.
City Slickers (1991)
Aww, couldn’t you just put that on a T-shirt for your dad?
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