Tag Archives: Substack

Substack: Jean-Paul Belmondo

It’s his birthday today. I wrote about him on my Substack.     Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel inclined to support my work, here’s a link to my … Continue reading

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Substack: Interview with actor/director/teacher Ryan Czerwonko

I’ve written about Adult Film before here, and had been wanting for a while to sit down and interview one of the founders, Ryan Czerwonko, about what he and his group are up to. Finally, we carved out some space … Continue reading

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Lucy McKendrick’s Fuck Me, Richard

For my Substack: I wrote about Fuck Me, Richard, a new short film which just premiered at SXSW.

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Substack: Folie à deux

Over on my Substack: riffing on one of my favorite subjects: the Folie à deux, in film, plays, books, and of course in life. Culminating in a discussion of Joël Séria’s controversial 1971 film Mais ne Nous Délivrez Pas du … Continue reading

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Substack: Jensen Ackles

It’s his birthday today. You know I’ve written so much about him. I’m not done. Here’s another piece, praising his old-school brand of acting – the old-school movie star stuff – in all its subtleties and broad-ities. On my Substack, … Continue reading

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Substack: Ulysses – the Aeolus episode

On my Substack: the experience of reading the Aeolus episode in Ulysses: Ulysses: what a bunch of windbags. Literally. And metaphorically.     Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel … Continue reading

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Substack: On Ann Savage in Detour

It’s Ann Savage’s birthday today. I’ve written quite a bit about her over the years. I just put up a big post on Substack about her performance in Detour.

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Substack: On Lili Horvát’s Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

I haven’t been able to shake this beautiful Hungarian film, Horvát’s second. It’s streaming on the Criterion Channel right now. The film inspires RIFFS – I mean the title alone! – and so I wrote about it on my Substack. … Continue reading

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Substack: “You can wake up now, the universe has ended.”

For James Dean’s birthday: posted to my Substack the piece I wrote in 2013 about Rebel Without a Cause. No paywall.     Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel … Continue reading

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Substack: Stuff I’ve been reading

Still thinking about what I want to do with my Substack. I’ve put together a preliminary list of subjects and a tentative editorial calendar. I just got a big writing gig which might push some things back until I pass … Continue reading

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