Rusty and other tales of the Virus
Rusty came on our walk this morning. When you're an adult women without children or pets, you name your hats. And your car, your plants, your pillows, even your laptop. Rusty came from Switzerland, he's red and woolly and sits strangely on my small head. Still he has...
Oscars 2020: A few choice remarks
Yes, Brad Pitt should win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his deceptively casual turn in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In ....Hollywood. A fairytale about the way movies were, or might have been made, with a fairytale ending. A "just so" story that takes...
Parasite: a 21st Century Fable
Parasite, the new film by Korean auteur director Bong Joon Ho, is not only gorgeous to look at, it presents a harrowing satire on the state of class inequity in the 21st century. It's hard to think of a recent film that packs this much metaphorical power. Set in Korea...
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
The title of Quentin Tarantino's ninth film is significant. Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood. This is how fairytales begin: once upon a time. Something to keep in mind as you watch this juicy look in the rearview mirror at the days when Hollywood films were long...
Oscar Wrap-up!
The Duelling Duo Christina Waters and Lisa Jensen add their final two cents (ha! that'll be the day) to this year's nominations. Read on! CW: Best Original Screenplay Well here again I didn't see one of the nominees, First Reformed, but based on the films I did...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.