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Bret Easton Ellis, the Seer
What will become of us in this society shaped by atomization, digitization, generalized confusion, and supreme eroslessness.
Jul 13, 2023
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May 2023
On Writing Speedily
William F. Buckley, Jr. and the art of writing well fast.
May 19, 2023
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Cary Grant’s Search for Lost Youth
In “Monkey Business,” Grant learns that you’re only old when you forget you’re young.
May 17, 2023
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FRIDAY FRAMES: F for Fake
One of the best Orson Welles’ films on the duplicity of people and cinema itself.
May 5, 2023
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Introducing FRIDAY FRAMES
The weekend movie getaway…
May 4, 2023
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Courage in the Air
In telling a good story, Howard Hawks and Cary Grant captured an essential part of what it means to be an American.
May 3, 2023
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April 2023
Our Constitutional Doom Loop
The struggle of being American and maintaining America is to always be conscious of and working to avoid our pending doom.
Apr 6, 2023
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March 2023
Authentic and Inauthentic Love in ‘Laura’
Otto Preminger’s masterpiece is an unusual but beautiful noir love story that examines the danger of inauthentic love.
Mar 29, 2023
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An Unusual Man
Delmer Daves’ difficult to categorize The Red House—thriller, film noir, and gothic horror—film from 1947.
Mar 29, 2023
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Finding Friendship and Fortitude, Even in a Flop
“Cattle Queen of Montana” was a project that brought joy to Ronald Reagan and Barbara Stanwyck, expanded their already formed friendship, and continued…
Mar 8, 2023
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Precious Senses
What it’s like to be deaf and blind in Werner Herzog’s Land of Silence and Darkness.
Mar 3, 2023
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Conquering the Chisholm Trail or the Men Who Conquered It?
Erotic power and harsh reality renders Howard Hawks’ “Red River” brilliant in every way.
Mar 1, 2023
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