Finally saw this and wow. It's just an incredible portrait of love and sensitivity. But I also love that it is a testament to the power of dramatic clarity and understanding every character is FEELING in the silence at every moment. Wrote about it all here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86865383?pr=true

Massive DEMON SLAYER essay! I wanted to understand why it became one of the most popular things in the world... https://www.patreon.com/posts/86354353?pr=true

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING - These films continue to be very very very good at what they do. A little write-up (non-spoiler first half - spoilers marked for second) https://www.patreon.com/posts/85948861?pr=true

The longest essay I've ever written. 30k words on THE BEAR, dramatic storytelling, fine dining, family trauma, and, well, everything... https://www.patreon.com/posts/85691012?pr=true

Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY goes wide this week. It is both very funny and yet an incredibly thoughtful, thematically-driven portrait of existential dread and the time we live in... https://www.patreon.com/posts/85016912?pr=true

Like many of you, I've spent the last few weeks playing TEARS OF THE KINGDOM and it's a remarkable achievement. Here's a full 8000 word essay on everything it has to offer (complete with non-spoiler and spoiler sections). Enjoy <3 https://www.patreon.com/posts/84266374?pr=true

Time to talk the gifts and gambles of ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE https://www.patreon.com/posts/84077003?pr=true

A month ago I hadn’t seen any of BARRY. As of now, I’ve seen all of it, including the finale. Its a wonderfully off-kilter, complex, dark as heck show. But I have huge 12 part, 12k word essay on what (I think) it might be after (and what its not). Enjoy https://www.patreon.com/posts/83798110?pr=true

I'm massively excited for TEARS OF THE KINGDOM and been going back and playing a lot of the older Zelda entries. But it was MAJORA'S MASK that got me thinking so specifically about what this series does so well in giving us "the same but different." https://www.patreon.com/posts/82762411?pr=true

Ended up writing about GUARDIANS VOL. III, which is a good movie that also felt like a good bye https://www.patreon.com/posts/82622131?pr=true