The Dog Days of Summer
I didn’t mean to leave Substack subscribers hanging but the back half of August has been incredibly chaotic. TIFF finally released the full schedule on...
Weekend Openers - August 12
Emily the Criminal highlights the weekend openers as we reach the mid-point of August. How is it already August?!? Anyway, August is the new January in that...
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
I was recently asked to contribute to Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time poll. It’s not easy putting together my selections—the list of my favorite...
Back to TIFF in September
The end of July saw the Toronto International Film Festival beginning to announce their lineup for the 47th installment. They started with the Gala and...
No, Elvis isn't dead. He just went home.
I saw Elvis near the end of June and subsequently decided to check out the 1968 Comeback Special and Elvis: One Night With You from the library. It took me...
Star Wars: Filling in the Gaps
While I’ve been working on reading Hollywood and Israel in recent weeks, I’ve also been catching up on Star Wars comics. You have Obi-Wan Kenobi to thank for...
A Busy Weekend at Fan Expo Chicago
Fan Expo Chicago took place over the long weekend and it certainly kept me busy. This was the first edition of Fan Expo Chicago after they acquired the...
Independence Day 2022 - I'm Currently Safe
Today marks America’s birthday. Unfortunately, it’s also been marked by tragedy this year with the Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park, Ill. I’m making...
Surely, you can't be serious
The rulings from the Supreme Court during the last week have made it tough to watch any movie with a clear mindset. It’s this mindset that led me to pull out...
A Whole Lot Of Star Wars Going On
Obi-Wan Kenobi came to an end on Wednesday and with that, so did my staying up for episodes to launch at 2 AM. There are very few shows launching on...
It's a Raiders kind of night
Tribeca 2022 may be coming to an end on the ground in New York but I spent my Sunday evening watching Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Steven Spielberg film...
Back to the Future
I took a break over Memorial Day weekend to go Back to the Future and the trilogy is still as fun as ever. Going into the holiday weekend, I had debated...
Top Gun: Maverick - The Hype is Real
The hype started for Top Gun: Maverick immediately after the world premiere screening during CinemaCon. My full review will not run until May 25 but let me...
The Summer Movie Season is Here
It isn’t just that the summer movie season is here but I am entering another week of May where the large majority of my reviews are already scheduled for the...
To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
I ended the month of April by binge-watching four seasons of Star Trek: Discovery with the first half of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds mixed into the bunch....
The Jojo Rabbit Discourse is Back
While many of us were furious with a list of the best romantic comedies of all-time making the rounds on Monday, the Jojo Rabbit discourse came back. As I...
Passover Is Coming
Passover is starting on Friday night and for some, that means revisiting films such as The Ten Commandments or The Prince of Egypt. Or if you’re up to it,...
Sony Tour, Critics Choice Awards and More
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind with a trip to Los Angeles for the Critics Choice Awards and the Sony Pictures Studio Tour. In a perfect world, I’d...
Disney Needs To Do Better
Bob Chapek has damaged the Walt Disney brand in more ways than anybody could have thought possible. One has to be really bad at their job to do a worse job...
Apologies for the lack of updates
I’ll send out a formal update later today but first, I’m sorry for not updating this Substack as frequently as I’d liked. Being transgender means I am...
