Camera Obscura
Barbara Stanwyck is Absolutely Not Gypsy Rose Lee in this adaptation of a lighthearted murder mystery.
Camera Obscura
The movie has more Cary Grant but the book has a whole lot more plot.
In Memoriam
Remembering the brilliant comedic actor whose career spanned seven decades
In Memoriam
Half of an act that never will (and probably never should) be duplicated.
Disney Byways
Disney's first roller coaster, born because Walt liked a mountain.
In a world of Boy movies and Girl movies, it's hard to find a space.
Taco Break
Comparing two stories that succeed not through worldbuilding, but by focusing on character and action
Intrusive Thoughts
When I was four, I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark at the drive-in. My parents figured my older sister (then six) and I would just fall asleep. We didn’t. This may or may not be why I still won’t watch the face-melting bits, but I don’t remember any nightmares. My daughter was perhaps nine […]