“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment...
Now that I’ve had time to process Mike Flanagan’s Carrie - and time to read some of the angrier responses to the liberties Flanagan has taken with Stephen King’s original source material - I...
October is spooky season, and sometimes it feels like there is nothing spookier than aging. Especially if you’re a woman. I’m not sure, however, if Sharon Horgan’s Youth, currently streaming on...
I really like video games, and I really like movies and TV shows based on video games, and I like it when those adaptations are not contemptuous of gaming. Some film versions take the video game...
There are two wolves inside of me. One is named Ted Lasso, and the other one is Led Tasso. One really wanted a new season of the cheerful-American-coach-in-sardonic-old-England show, and the other...
Blasting “Wildflowers” in the grocery parking lot, I caught the attention of an older woman who waved to me. “Gosh, I love her!” she yelled. “I love her too!” Not “loved.” But...
To the chagrin of children and beleaguered adults (it’s me, I am the beleaguered adult) everywhere, summer’s coming to an end, and with it, HBO’s House of the Dragon season 3 has come to an end...
For years now, I’ve been hearing complaints from my teenage son that go like this: “Ugh, this building reminds me of the Backrooms.” “Did you HAVE to pick a doctor’s office that’s...
When people don’t trust cops, I get it. Remind me to tell you all about the cop who tried to bust me for “underage drinking” at age nineteen, when I’d merely been enjoying an Arizona Iced Tea...
The ritual of self-punishment is upon us yet again. By this, I don’t mean the men’s World Cup. The World Cup has been just fine so far. Soccer’s inherent beauty transcends its disappointments...
