movies
The Distressing Thing about 'Damsel'
Millie Bobby Brown is too young to be a cast away.
Matt Goldberg
movies
The Broken Heart of ‘Dune: Part Two’
How Zendaya’s Chani gives the story emotional weight that even the source material struggles to grasp.
movies
The Eyes of Lily Gladstone
What makes an Oscar-worthy performance.
movies
Shouldn't 'Ghostbusters' Movies Have Jokes?
I remain perplexed by the marketing campaign for 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'.
Internet
After the Fall
Journalism isn't dying, but it is changing.
gaming
Final Fantasies and Hazy Memories
The rewards of measuring the distance to here.
movies
Dismal Projections for Theatrical Distribution
The major theater chains still don't understand their responsibility to audiences.
movies
Four Beatles Movies Is Too Much
"I'd like to talk to you about the Sgt. Peppers Initiative..."
movies
Sony Pictures Is Stuck in Spider-Man's Web
How to explain 'Madame Web.'
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Live and Learn
Why I left Beehiiv to return to Substack.
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Leaving Substack for Beehiiv
Substack's leadership can't be trusted, and I'm going to find success elsewhere.