Essays

Dafne Keen and Hugh Jackman in Logan
In all its messy, bloody, thrilling glory

Logan is not only one of the best X-Men films – if not the best – but it’s also the best representation of the Wolverine character in all its messy, bloody, thrilling glory.

Moonlight
Glimmers in the darkness

I will repeat what everyone else has said over and over again: 2016 was dreadful, and as I write this, it continues to be wretched,

Ex. 1 of cultural discourses of addiction
On the effects of cultural discourses of addiction

If you’re not one of my Facebook friends, you may not know what’s going on in my non-film-critic professional life. I’m an anthropologist, remember?If you’re not one of my Facebook friends, you may not know what’s going on in my non-film-critic professional life. I’m an anthropologist, remember?

How to make a revolution boring

Let’s get this part over with first: Roland Emmerich, the director of the new film Stonewall as well as the disaster blockbusters The Fourth of July and The Day After Tomorrow, is a dope.