Was Moneyball a Mistake? By Javier Reyes • December 13th, 2024 Since 1998, only three teams have won a World Series title while being outside the top-15 in payroll, while 15 of the winners since then have been in the top-10.
I Can’t Lie to You About Your Chances, but You Have My Sympathies: Alien: Romulus (2024) and the Plague of Legacy Sequels By Orrin Grey • December 12th, 2024 Those who are familiar with my film opinions will know that I don’t have a high regard for legacy sequels – to put it mildly.
Tom Waits, Movie Star By Joel Blackledge • December 5th, 2024 Waits himself cheerfully admits that his whole persona is an act.
I Want to Ask Your Forgiveness for What I Will Inflict on You: Red Rooms (2023) and the Abjection of Obsession By Orrin Grey • November 26th, 2024 How much difference is there, after all, between watching a murder take place, and reconstructing that same murder through your favorite true crime series, book, or podcast?
Feature Excerpt Believe Me, I Haven’t Got a Choice: Max Rockatansky’s Bisexual Apocalypse By Maddi Chilton • November 26th, 2024 We return to Max Rockatansky, who wanders in and out of traditional pasts and transgressive futures, part of both but choosing neither.
The Secret Ingredient is Love By Jimmy Hollenbeck • November 25th, 2024 It isn’t just about filling her body and soul, it’s a declaration of love. How could she say no to that?
Interlinked Zoning Out By Phoenix Simms • November 8th, 2024 Being anywhere is better than trapped in the suburbs.
Maybe They Should Save Themselves: Maxxxine (2024) as Middle Finger By Orrin Grey • November 6th, 2024 I think that Maxxxine really believes that it has something to say in all those theme-heavy monologues
The Incredible Light Shining Through Holy Frit By Elijah Beahm • November 4th, 2024 Holy Frit is a story of creativity, courage, and learning fast on your feet.
Personal Items Work Best: Oddity (2024) By Orrin Grey • October 31st, 2024 Oddity is an extremely slow burn, though it keeps elements of eeriness and dread close at hand.
