on the continued pursuit of viewing Cooper generously or: "hey buddy, don't be afraid it won't be perfect—they only thing to be afraid of really is that it won't be"

New today on the site: "In THE NAME OF THE ROSE (1986), Connery does not present as capable but instead confident despite his incapabilities, a tendency that here feels like zen touched with zany, more Zardozy than Bonded, arresting in a tonsure." - @frankfalisi.bsky.social

there is no definitive year, and so, what a joy to be among such a disparate set of interpretations and inclinations

pay attention

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what else is there to say? "We are trying to protect our dreams." toneglow.substack.com/p/film-show-...

on the treachery of jukebox musicals as art history or: "because something is happening here but you don't know what it is" reverseshot.org/reviews/entr...

still stuck in the ballroom writing about The Caretaker, but imagine my delight when the film most suited to those crumbled sounds is this haunted goof