The Amyl and the Sniffers Albums RankedMy wife is way more dialed into hip, lesser-known bands than me. But she was even put to shame when her father, a then-50-something…Nov 11Nov 11
The 311 Albums RankedI’ve found 311 to be one of those bands that many people either love or hate. Then there’s me, who has an enduring nostalgia tied to a…Nov 41Nov 41
Radical Kindness and Patriarchal Control: On AngèleThis is the hundred-and-eightieth in a series of historical/critical essays examining the best in film from each year. Essentially, I am…Oct 29Oct 29
Grotesquerie and Royal Rot: On The Scarlet EmpressThis is the hundred-and-seventy-ninth in a series of historical/critical essays examining the best in film from each year. Essentially, I…Oct 21Oct 21
The Leon Bridges Albums RankedI came to Leon Bridges’ music relatively late, but from what I can glean, he kind of blasted onto the Texas scene with throwback tunes…Oct 18Oct 18
The Jon Watts Movies RankedI had a theory that Jon Watts was of a class of white millennial filmmakers scooped up by the Marvel/Disney machine on the merit of some…Oct 11Oct 11
The Voidz Albums Ranked“Side” projects from members of huge bands kind of fascinate me. Whether they are released under a solo moniker or with a whole other…Oct 1Oct 1
Traveling On and Staying Put: On Heat LightningThis is the hundred-and-seventy-eighth in a series of historical/critical essays examining the best in film from each year. Essentially, I…Sep 23Sep 23
How to Watch a Hollywood Legend: On It Happened One NightThis is the hundred-and-seventy-seventh in a series of historical/critical essays examining the best in film from each year. Essentially, I…Sep 19Sep 19
All Can Be Redeemed: On 1934’s Les MisérablesThis is the hundred-and-seventy-sixth in a series of historical/critical essays examining the best in film from each year. Essentially, I…Sep 13Sep 13
