Uh … 3 ½? — No Home Movie
The Introduction Chantal Akerman’s final film, No Home Movie traveled the festival circuit for a year before arriving on the streaming service MUBI in the summer of 2016. By the time […]
Tag Archives: autobiography
Two Poems
Sonnet No. 3 None So Annoying As to Be Unmissed
Announcing My 2018 Movie Retrospective: Baby Paul’s First Weekend
Today is my thirtieth birthday. I consider myself something of a late bloomer when it comes to dedicated movie-watching; I’ve always liked cinema, but only in the past eight or […]
A Poem for Halloween
This Is the Cobra’s Hood
Two Poems
On Conjunctiva There Is a Word in Every Language for Every Other Language
Time to Talk Politics: A Matter of Some Urgency
My political views get hinted at here and there on this blog. I’m not sure how complete a picture my writing can offer — undoubtedly less complete than the information […]
When Words Get Stuck in the Memory, Part II
In the spirit of the season, here’s the sequel to a barely-seen post from three years ago. It’s even longer than the original! At least it’s free. Honestly, I enjoyed […]
My Favorite Movies: The Court Jester
In my earliest memories of this film — which extend about as far back into the recesses of early childhood as any non-Disney production in existence — Hubert Hawkins is […]
My Favorite Movies: Toy Story
My toys have been resting quietly in the family basement for several years now. It’s a good retirement, side-by-side with some of my older brother’s toys. I almost never think […]
My Favorite Movies: The Princess Bride
This movie’s entrée into the world preceded my own by about two months (the U.S. premiere happened 28 years ago today). But since it didn’t really hit its stride as […]
Geppetto's Clocks 