My Top Film and TV of 2023It was a pretty good year for content. I don’t mind that word as much as many on the internet seem to, and as such, I have no problem…Dec 30, 2023Dec 30, 2023
Against Passive Direction, A Review of “The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act” by…Isaac Butler’s brilliant new book, The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act takes its elegant, seemingly simple projects — to…May 29, 20221May 29, 20221
Review: “Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Support of New Frontiers” by James Andrew MillerFive Stars for an essential and thorough look behind the screen and into the board room.Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
My Top Content of 2021Let’s be honest: television and film are now the same art form.Jan 1, 2022Jan 1, 2022
10 Books that Stuck with me in 2021I wasn’t planning on reading as many books this year as I did last year. At the end of 2020, I had hopes that I would read far fewer books…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
What Were We Thinking: a brilliant survey of Trump-era books held back by ideological limits“What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era” is a brilliant idea for a book. Author Carlos Lozada, a book critic…Dec 18, 2021Dec 18, 2021
Review: “The Chapo Guide to Revolution,” The Twilight of the FailsonI can’t believe that it took me almost three years to read “The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason.” I…Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021
The Sun Never Rose: Thoughts on Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” from another Lost Generation“You are all a lost generation.” — Gertrude SteinNov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020
Emily Nussbaum’s “I Like To Watch” and the Class Divide in HollywoodI have long thought that Emily Nussbaum is one of the sharpest television critics working today. I deeply enjoyed her collection of…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
A Millennial response to “TV: The Book” by Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller SeitzRarely do I deeply admire a book and then immediately offer criticism, but in this case, Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz, authors of…Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
