The Poetics of Alien Lanes. Item: “My Son Cool”
Posted on June 17, 2007 - Filed Under | Leave a Comment
Although the poetics of Alien Lanes could be discussed for months on this blog, I only bring up the subject just now to point out a relationship between one of its enigmatic song titles “My Son Cool” and another cultural artifact: namely, Ron Howard’s 1989 film Parenthood. The film just happens to be on [...]
Read More..>>I do this I do that I talk about this other thing…
Posted on May 27, 2007 - Filed Under , | 1 Comment
For a long time, I’ve been kind of skeptical about “graphic novels.” I’ve had *many* friends who were big fans. They’ve encouraged me to loosen up and give comics a chance. For years, however, I’ve held back. My friends have tried to get me to do lots of things over the [...]
Read More..>>28 Disappointments Later
Posted on May 12, 2007 - Filed Under | Leave a Comment
Despite some nice moments, the 28 Days Later sequel is pretty much a bummer in my book. The reviews have been fairly favorable, and I guess I wouldn’t discourage people from going, but this movie is deeply inferior to the original. The first movie was, to be sure, a genre picture, but it [...]
Read More..>>Lost in May
Posted on May 10, 2007 - Filed Under | 1 Comment
Is Lost getting good again, or am I just forgetting how good it was initially? I like the move back towards surreal and quasi-supernatural mystery in the last couple of episodes. The return of the idea that the whole cast might actaully be “dead” is a welcome one. I don’t think they [...]
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