Feb 15 HORSE OF FIRE Well, since I was born in the Year of the Horse and 2026 is now officially (according to the Chinese Feb 15, 2026 1 min read
Feb 04 LOST IN THE WORLD “Families will not be broken. Curse and expel them, send their children wandering, drown them in floods and fires, and Feb 4, 2026 3 min read
Feb 03 A PERFECT FOOL There's a glow and truth in Paul Newman's final leading film role that reminds me of Feb 3, 2026 2 min read
Feb 03 AT PACE If there’s one term that sets my teeth on edge to Dexter/Patrick Bateman–degree-type levels, then it’s Feb 3, 2026 1 min read
Jan 29 THE ICE COMETH I’ve been watching quite a bit of YouTube weather coverage (notably Ryan Hall, Y’all) covering the current deadly Jan 29, 2026 2 min read
Jan 22 PERCHANCE TO DREAM The trouble with mixing history with fantasy concepts is that you can leave the audience feeling duped and manipulated about Jan 22, 2026 2 min read
Jan 21 A LOVE SUPREME Let's have a toast for the douchebags Let's have a toast for the assholes Let' Jan 21, 2026 5 min read
Jan 19 A MOTH TO A FLAME Out of silence, musical structures are constructed momentarily before collapsing back into silence. Rarely has the transience of music in Jan 19, 2026 1 min read
Jan 15 HOWZAT?! The highlight of Nia DaCosta’s 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is undoubtedly Jack O’Connell’s gnarly-toothed turn Jan 15, 2026 1 min read
Jan 12 THE CAFE SUTRA "Life begins after coffee." Sometimes, when I’m alone in a café, he sits down and joins me. Jan 12, 2026 2 min read