Bale… The Most Important Ross Geller Analysis of 2015 31 Dec 201515 Feb 2016 With the year ending, it's time to write and reflect about something that I had never thought about until 2015: the Friends character Ross Geller, portrayed by David Schwimmer. During…
Bale… The 15 Most Under-Appreciated Films of the Last 15 Years 29 Dec 201515 Feb 2016 If you hadn't noticed: it's list season. And while I don't believe in lists-for-the-sake-of-lists, I've been meaning to put together a list of the films that I think more…
2016 Election… What We Failed to Learn About Terrorism from The Dark Knight 5 Dec 201517 Feb 2018 Or, "Stop Calling Them Gunmen and Start Calling Them Terrorists" One of the most notable elements of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is that, despite being made by a British writer…
Bale… Happy Black Friday 2015 from David Foster Wallace 3 Dec 201525 Nov 2016 A week ago yesterday - on Wednesday, November 25 - I came across a deal on Amazon: a free digital download of the SD version of the David Foster Wallace…
Adele… “Please stop calling here, Adele.” 17 Nov 20155 Jul 2016 A dialogue with Adele, from the perspective of the person she should not be calling. All of Adele's lyrics are from the song "Hello." The Audience's lyrics are invented for…
Bale… How Has This Not Happened Yet: Natalie Portman in a Sequel to The Professional 3 Nov 20153 Nov 2015 This is another guest post, the second in the new guest author series. This post is authored by Russ Ball, a haiku writer and film fan. Okay, film fans. There's…
Film… Guest Post: The Five Most Haunting Films to Watch This Halloween 27 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 The following is written by guest blogger McLong, as part of a new guest writer series in which we will be featuring various writers: As children, we overloaded on candy.…
Fan Theories… Commenters Gonna Comment: Responses to a Ross Geller Fan Theory 26 Oct 201526 Oct 2015 After several waves of intermediate virality regarding a theory about Friends, this blog and its author have received some very entertaining feedback, through the legions of recappers, bloggers, and commenters that…
#JeffGoldblumDay… Fourteen Ways to Celebrate Jeff Goldblum Day on October 22nd #JeffGoldblumDay 21 Oct 2015 Everyone loves Jeff Goldblum. Or, if you don't, you should. And what better way to celebrate Jeff Goldblum and the month of October than with Jeff Goldblum Day on October…
Fan Theories… Does Every Episode of The Simpsons Take Place in a Different Universe? 19 Oct 201520 Oct 2015 It's Halloween season, which means all the usual trappings that come with this time of year: pumpkins, corn mazes, shockingly-early Christmas advertisements, and the annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode of…