Regarding the Other
Andrea Arnold’s Heathcliff is sort of a bastard. Not in the sense that nothing is known of his lineage — he’s just a downright selfish and obstinate bastard. Of course, […]
Andrea Arnold’s Heathcliff is sort of a bastard. Not in the sense that nothing is known of his lineage — he’s just a downright selfish and obstinate bastard. Of course, […]
Todd Solondz has at this point firmly established himself as the preeminent chronicler of the rotten underbelly of suburbia. His characters are often vile, deplorable, riddled with insecurities; they tend […]
Brit Marling is a bright woman, and an admirable one as well. After graduating with an economics degree from Georgetown, she turned down a lucrative career at Goldman Sachs to […]
Lancaster Dodd and Freddie Quell, the protagonists of Paul Thomas Anderson’s exemplary film The Master, are not quite so different. Freddie (Joaquin Phoenix), while in the Navy, has developed an […]
This review was originally published 4 October 2007. Several references to relative dates have been updated to reflect this current posting. The 2000 Presidential election has special significance to me. […]
“I am able to have sex with any beautiful woman I want just because I am so great.” In many ways — many more than are readily apparent — the […]