Double Feature: Sans Soleil and Cameraperson
“Everything interested him.” These words are spoken by the unseen narrator early on in Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil. The “him” of the sentence is essentially Marker, though the speaker always refers […]
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Four Poems
Relearning the Basics Stretching Evacuations Follywood
Uh … 3 ½? — Total Recall
The Introduction I grew up with an awareness of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s films but very little hands-on experience. Most of his action movies were rated R, and I only considered the Terminator […]
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 […]
Mono no aware: My 5 Favorite Studio Ghibli Movies
Through nearly thirty years of filmmaking, guided by the hands of six different directors, Studio Ghibli has exhibited a remarkable consistency of purpose. Each film speaks to a nation experiencing […]
Foundational Images
It’s been a while since I’ve sung the praises of the moviegoing experience on this blog. In part that’s because I don’t want to be a hypocrite. Well over ninety […]
My Favorite Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Memory is all we are. Moments and feelings, captured in amber, strung on filaments of reason. Take a man’s memories and you take all of him. Chip away a memory […]
My Favorite Movies: Vertigo
A man and a woman stroll down a sidewalk by a park. They are silent. The woman looks off to her left and sees a couple lying on the grass, […]
My Favorite Movies: The Tree of Life
It’s a movie for a lifetime. I’ve seen Terrence Malick’s fifth film four times in its entirety, and I’ve revisited specific images and scenes even more than that. The most […]
Geppetto's Clocks 