Cinema is at our finger tips…but so is another rewatch of The Office. — Stop me if you’ve heard some variation of this sentence: “Why would I go to the theater? I’ll just wait for it to come out on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/Max…” It’s become an oft-recited reason why people pass up stuff like The Banshees of Inisherin, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Tár. …

“Now stop your ship and listen to our voices. All those who pass this way hear honeyed song poured from our mouths. The music brings them joy, and they go on their way with greater knowledge.” So promise the Sirens to Odysseus. Contrary to the classical artwork produced over the…

FULL SPOILERS BELOW The Walking Dead is preparing to air its eleventh and final season at the end of August. I haven’t watched beyond season 9 — one that lives in infamy due to Rick’s departure. But, the more I think about this particular moment, the more I realized something…

It’s not necessarily a new opinion that high school reading lists are outdated. It’s also a blanket statement in a lot of ways. There is value to the books that are being read — even the oft-maligned Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby. However, I also think that…

When I first saw Hereditary, I was mixed. On one hand, I appreciated the eerie imagery and the coy, teasing nature of the film. It maintained such a heightened level of tension and fear that I was constantly looking over my own shoulder (or up at my ceiling, later that…

How The Florida Project reveals the complexities of poverty through children’s eyes. Few films have stuck in my mind quite like The Florida Project. Yet, it didn’t contain any huge plot twists. It wasn’t a plot-infused action thriller with tons of brutal martial-arts or gunfights. What it was is honest…

Despite being a reliably blue state, the moderate Republican has garnered a healthy amount of support from both parties. If Vermont is famous for anything, beyond Ben & Jerry’s and maple syrup, it’s our democratic socialist senator, Bernie Sanders. For decades, he has represented Vermont in a variety of ways…

The crutch of mainstream horror has run its course. I’m going to be transparent here and admit something I think many of us feel on an emotional level: I hate jump scares. I don’t use that word lightly, either. …

Despite the film’s social acclaim, there isn’t much beneath the surface. I’ve been sitting on this topic for a few months. I wrote a brief review of Joker on Letterboxd in January, but beyond that I haven’t delved into the film. Part of the reason for that is because the…