TWIN PEAKS Character Series begins anew with post-Return reboot after 6-year pause & runs through #31 (with previews on Patreon) • public Twin Peaks Cinema podcast concludes with themes "The Lynchverse" & "Long Road Home" • monthly Twin Peaks Conversations podcast concludes with guests John Bernardy, "Twin Peaks Grammer", Andrew Grevas, Ashley Brandt & Mat Olson, Scott Ryan plus bonus for Rob King • podcast guest on Artists Love Twin Peaks & Creamed Corn and the Universe • highlights for Lost in the Movies' 15th anniversary • public & patron coverage of "Barbenheimer" phenomenon launches patron-exclusive essays • public podcast concludes with Sight & Sound top first-time films season including guest Ashley Brandt for Jeanne Dielman • farewell to Netflix's DVD service • "Unseen" popular film series 2008 - 09 concludes public part • podcast with guest Sam Juliano • final public essay • 100th episode concludes patron podcast by featuring a dozen films in focus including bonus "Twin Peaks Cinema" after concluding decades theme with 00s, 60s, 50s, 10s & 20s (with archive on earlier eras) • Lost in Twin Peaks on season 3 finale
Chapter 42: Return of the Characters (January - April 2023)
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JANUARY
At long last, the character series kicks off with an extensive exploration of its rules and revisions
A new line-up, visual only, of notable extras or walk-ons in all three seasons and the film
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Sofia Coppola's royal riff launches a new season anchored broadly in twenty-first cinema while also echoing the previous season's finale (on the 1938 version of this story)
The first entry updated to incorporate The Return includes many blurbs on season three characters alongside the old series quickies
Notes on an unmodified original entry, covering a variety of supporting characters (including a couple who'd earn independent entries of their own based on the new material)
With my modified criteria of ten-minute screentime, many new characters just missed the cut for official consideration while earning a paragraph (or two or more) in this line-up
Notes on the many characters with dialogue in three scenes (the old criteria) but under ten minutes of screentime, grandfathered into the series as bonus entries
Because of her third season scenes, this less-than-ten-minute diner waitress gets an expanded entry
Thanks to The Final Dossier, the entry for Norma's mother(?) gets a little longer
This podcast also kicks off a new season while echoing the previous season finale, exploring connections between Lynch's film and TV work while continuing the "disordered stories" theme
One more old series bonus updated to reflect the disabled character's sad fate in season three
The official line-up begins with the first character onscreen for ten minutes, the scuzzy son-in-law of Bobby and Shelly
Cooper/Dougie's office assistant - or just a junior employee happy to lend a helping hand
Audrey's mom gets more screentime in the third season, dealing not with her daughter but her terrorizing grandson
Notes on three original series characters: a corrupt, dastardly villain; a charming and well-meaning but misguided justice; and a pathetic antagonist
FEBRUARY
Mostly replaced by another actor in season three, David Bowie's signature character gets to blow off some steam
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Laurie Anderson's memoir/documentary spans space, time, and style
Promoted from "hidden" character to official entry, Donna's sister is one of the few Haywards to make it to season three but she's fallen far since her piano days
Catching up with the previous month's episode, I chat with one of the most enthusiastic chroniclers of both Peaks itself and the Peaks fandom
Ben's secretary and potential lover, whose performer had a very significant 2017 outside of this series
She's speechless in her first couple scenes, but Mr. C's henchwoman becomes unforgettable in her final appearance
A comic relief trio underscores the teasing nature of the Las Vegas storyline
A whole ensemble of one-off characters and actors are explored in this omnibus entry
New to the Showtime series but with ancestry routed in the original, Becky is a character constantly skating along the edge of danger
Lynch's first, extremely spare (but atmospheric) feature links up to the sprawling universe of Peaks, with particular attention to the newest season
Speaking of Eraserhead, the youthful Mary X aged into a wise elder by 2017, in an entry expanded to include the brief but important role Bobby's mother plays in The Return
Notes on an original series femme fatale
Twin Peaks' trans trailblazer returns for an updated entry encompassing her Return cameo
Moved from Deer Meadow to Twin Peaks, Carl earns an update to reflect his wizened, graceful presence in season three
An episode shy of the podcast finale, I leap into an explosion of teens cinema and a taste of the fifties (crowned by a sci-fi and melodrama, respectively), while wrapping up work updates, listener and viewer feedback, and podcast recommendations once and for all
Notes on the absentee town father, un-updated since the original series
MARCH
A very Tarantino-esque duo who pass their time on the road bantering back and forth
Shot in the eighties but assembled and scored in the teens, this behind-the-scenes glimpse of Blue Velvet offers ample material to meditate upon
New Yorkers ensnared in Twin Peaks' continent-(and universe-)spanning web
TWIN PEAKS CONVERSATIONS #19 w/ "Twin Peaks Grammar" (YouTube & extended PATREON)
A Socratic method applied to the Peaks mythology by a guest who watched the show relatively recently and has lots of questions
Deputy Chad Broxford (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #66)
A cop liked by nobody, Chad crosses several storylines
Ernie Niles (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #65)
Although finished in season two, Ernie's presence in The Final Dossier inspires an expanded entry
*Link to Jacques Renault (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #64)
Notes on a character whose actor returns (as someone else) in the third season
February 2023 Patreon round-up including 3 TWIN PEAKS Character Series advances
A Socratic method applied to the Peaks mythology by a guest who watched the show relatively recently and has lots of questions
A cop liked by nobody, Chad crosses several storylines
Although finished in season two, Ernie's presence in The Final Dossier inspires an expanded entry
Notes on a character whose actor returns (as someone else) in the third season
With the patron podcast mostly concluded, there's not much to offer for this round-up except some advance character entries (to go public within a couple months), and repeat sharing of the monthly conversation
Freddie Sykes (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #63)
The green glove of destiny leads an Englishman to the Pacific Northwest
The Singer (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #62)
The Road House chanteuse appears only fleetingly in season three
Blue Velvet as Twin Peaks Cinema #23 - The Lynchverse (podcast)
The Lumberton/Twin Peaks link wraps a season tracing the Peaks connections across Lynch's three most iconic films
*Link to Ronette Pulaski (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #61)
Notes on another character who does not return in The Return (arguably, since the actress comes back)
Charlie (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #60)
Audrey's counterpart frustrates her for reasons that may have more to do with herself
Sonny Jim Jones (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #59)
Cooper's quiet, thoughtful son (kind of) is one of the few children in Twin Peaks
*Links to Jean Renault // Mayor Dwayne Milford // Lana Budding Milford (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #58 // #57 // #56)
Notes on a trio of (very much) old season figures: a devious Canadian plus the mayor and his mistress
Carrie Page (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #55)
Is she Laura, or someone else only partially related?
Candie (as well as Sandie and Mandie) (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #54)
Along with her quieter colleagues, the Mitchums' assistant is a beautiful if daffy soul
*Link to Phillip Gerard (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #53)
Notes on another character who's presence/non-presence in season three is questionable; someone who looks like him is back, but who is that?
TWIN PEAKS CONVERSATIONS #20 w/ 25 Years Later publisher Andrew Grevas (YouTube & extended PATREON)
APRIL
The proprietor of a Peaks website discusses his experiences as an online voice in the fandom as well as his very unique first encounter with the series - as a five-year-old watching it during the original run
Eileen Hayward (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #52)
Though she isn't in The Return, Eileen's poignant updates in The Final Dossier require a revised entry
Bill Hastings (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #51)
An ordinary man in way over his head, this high school principal is enmeshed in and crushed by a mythos he can't understand
The Power of Nightmares (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #52)
Around the time of the Iraq War's twentieth anniversary, I share my commentary on a Bush era documentary
Anthony Sinclair (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #50)
Comically pathetic, this insurance agent has one of the most complete, redemptive arcs in The Return
March 2023 Patreon round-up including Podcast Episode 100 Archive + 6 TWIN PEAKS Character Series advances
Although the new material won't be ready for months, my final patron podcast kicks off with archive readings on earlier decades of cinema - alongside my biggest round-up of character advances yet
*Links to John Justice Wheeler // Harold Smith (#49 // #48)
Notes on a couple potential romantic interests for Laura's peers, whose fates diverge quite starkly
Perhaps the most odious figure in the new series, he's as humiliated as he is domineering
*Link to Evelyn Marsh (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #46)
Notes on a character whose performer was one of many to pass away in the early twenties
The TWIN PEAKS Character Series (directory)
Hitting pause on the series, I move the constantly-updated line-up from the intro to its own independent post
Chapter 43: Stalled Along the Way (April - July 2023)
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The new and final season links up directly to the previous one, restlessly racing down a surreal neo-noir highway to explore the Lynchverse through one of his most crucial collaborations with editor Mary Sweeney
Spring update for the big Twin Peaks projects & more (status update)
The character series is on a break, Lost in Twin Peaks may return soon (spoiler alert: it won't), and Journey Through Twin Peaks remains on the backburner
April 2023 Patreon round-up including 3 TWIN PEAKS Character Series advances
This month's patron preview rewards are few but rewarding nonetheless
Under the Skin (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #53)
MAY
With rare speed, I open up a recent Patreon film in focus, about a confused extraterrestrial hunting her prey across a Scottish landscape (though my comparison with the book remains behind paywall)
The Straight Story as Twin Peaks Cinema #25 - Long Road Home (podcast)
Mary Sweeney emerged as a writer as well as editor/producer for a much slower road movie than her prior David Lynch collaboration
500 Questions for Me • discussion w/ the "Twin Peaks Grammar" Artists Love Twin Peaks podcast
Previous Twin Peaks Conversations guest Anthony returns the favor by quizzing me on my working method as well as my opinions on Peaks
Status update heading into summer
Project by project, I lay out my precarious plans
May 2023 Patreon round-up including TWIN PEAKS Character Series advance & update to rewards
JUNE
As I shift towards a different reward structure, I have just one character advance to share
Southland Tales w/ guest Andrew Cook (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #54) + appearance by Vera Drew & capsules on Donnie Darko/The Box
The biggest episode of this series offers a reflection - or several - on one of the wildest films of the 2000s, which both reflects the Bush presidency in a funhouse mirror and anticipates the Trump/Covid era craziness that was still a decade away
Status update: To Sleep With Anger on Wonders in the Dark + catching up w/ conversations & more
With some long-delayed podcasts on the horizon, I re-publish an essay from a few years ago
TWIN PEAKS CONVERSATIONS #21 w/ Twin Peaks Peeks hosts Ashley Brandt and Mat Olson (YouTube & extended PATREON) premieres tonight
Finally renewing this podcast, I speak to fellow podcasters whose disappointment in the third season finale has transformed into more nuanced appreciation
Mary Sweeney's Baraboo as Twin Peaks Cinema #26 - Long Road Home (podcast)
Lynch's longtime collaborator steps out onto her own, ending our road trip with a pit stop in a small town bearing compelling resemblance to the Peaks yet to come when it was made
TWIN PEAKS CONVERSATIONS #22 w/ Lost Highway: The Fist of Love author Scott Ryan (YouTube & extended PATREON)
The last official episode (bonus discussions forthcoming) invites a previous guest back to discuss his new book on a Lynch film he only discovered late in his appreciation of the director
Announcement: Lost in Twin Peaks Season 3 Finale delayed again
In a rare takedown, I delete a post that hit a roadblock while promising to share it again soon
Another month with minimal rewards, although this one does crack the top thirty characters and extend my Twin Peaks discussions beyond the public parts
As I approach an important anniversary, I optimistically lay out the prospects for a busy week and a busy three months after that
15 Years of Lost in the Movies: highlights from every year
For each year of my online work, a Twin Peaks and non-Twin Peaks piece
Margaret "The Log Lady" Lanterman (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #45)
Although limited in scope, the Log Lady's screentime (and thus, my original entry) expands significantly for season three
Ray Monroe (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #44)
This lowlife is a survivor, but that may not be enough when attempting to double cross a man with nine lives
Detective Dave Macklay (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #43)
Plainspoken and bewildered, the Buckhorn police detective offers a counterpoint to the eccentric FBI agents investigating his fishing buddy for murder
*Link to FBI Agents Chester "Chet" Desmond and Sam Stanley (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #42)
Notes on the duo who dominate the early part of Fire Walk With Me but nothing before nor after
Bushnell Mullins (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #41)
A tough, savvy, and fairminded boss finds himself embroiled in an odd employee's drama with massive implication for his insurance business
Barbie & Oppenheimer
Paired as a meme that became a real-life phenomenon, two massive but wildly different summer blockbusters - the comedic adventures of a doll in the real world and the tragic downfall of an atomic scientist - are reviewed side by side after I screened a double feature
Mike Nelson (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #40)
Thanks to his humorous cameo in The Return, a brief update to the old entry is in order
Annie Blackburn (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #39)
Although absent from season three, Annie's extended presence in Mark Frost's book The Final Dossier demands an update to the original study
*Link to Dick Tremayne (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #38)
Notes on one of the old show's silliest characters
Bradley and Rodney Mitchum (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #37)
From menacing to magnanimous, these gangster brothers' full arc lends itself well to the character series format
July 2023 Patreon round-up including 4 TWIN PEAKS Character Series advances
Continuing to preview upcoming character studies, I reach entries which would remain publicly unreleased at the end of 2023
*Link to Hank Jennings (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #36)
Notes on a scoundrel whose story concludes offscreen before the third season
Janey-E Jones (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #35)
A whirlwind of a personality who finds both pleasure and purpose when her "husband" returns home from his lost weekend as - literally - a changed man
*Link to Windom Earle (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #34)
Notes on the archvillain of season two, long gone and all but forgotten in The Return
Jerry Horne (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #33)
What a revision this character required, as a cannabis entrepreneur lost in the woods!
*Link to Madeleine "Maddy" Ferguson (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #32)
Notes on one of Sheryl Lee's many faces, in this case limited to the original series
Musicians of the Road House (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #31)
An anthology of artists whose onscreen appearances and offscreen bios illuminate a wide world beyond Peaks' narrative focus
TWIN PEAKS Character Series pause (& accidental post) + upcoming podcasts & more (Late Summer status update)
Time to pause once again, for much longer than initially expected
Two Paths Forward in the Fall (status update)
Realizing that my latest plan is falling apart, I consider how to approach both Peaks and non-Peaks work going forward
August 2023 Patreon round-up: ADVANCES including Podcasts - Jeanne Dielman w/ guest Ashley Brandt, Beau Travail, Close-Up, Sunrise & 12 other "Films in Focus" including conversation w/ Riley MacDonald) and 1 TWIN PEAKS Character Series advance
My monthly round-up is dominated by advances of work which would go public within a few months (as well as a character study which won't)
Catching Big Fish in Twin Peaks • group discussion w/ the "Twin Peaks Grammar" Artists Love Twin Peaks podcast (w/ guests Colin, Alison Ivy, Josh Minton, John Thorne)
A group of Peaks commentators gather to answer enigmatic and open-ended questions spanning all aspects of the series
The Sight & Sound Top 100 Films: which have I discussed? Announcing a new miniseries... (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #55)
Launching one last public podcast hurrah with an exploration of "greatest films of all time" I've never covered before (accompanied by a long list of links to those I have)
Sight & Sound #1 Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles w/ guest Ashley Brandt (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #56)
The co-host of Twin Peaks Peeks shares her thoughts on Chantal Akerman's poll-topping avant-garde opus which I watched for the first time before this discussion
Farewell to Netflix DVD: the end of an era...
Yet another marker of time's passage, reminding me that the epoch which birthed my blogging is truly coming to a close
September 2023 Patreon round-up: EXCLUSIVE - More thoughts on "Barbenheimer" & Podcast Episode 100 Feedback + ADVANCE - TWIN PEAKS Character Series entry
Launching a new Patreon reward structure involving monthly exclusives for the $5/month tier, my continued reflections on Barbie and Oppenheimer involve the previous works of Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig, the films' unusual zeitgeist- and generation-spanning vibes, and how/why the pop phenomenon of their fusion came about
Sight & Sound #7 Beau Travail (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #57)
Another film I'd never seen before: Billy Budd meets the French Legion in a moody late nineties meditation
October status update: what's left for public film/TV commentary
What I hope to achieve with a few weeks remaining in my revised schedule
Sight & Sound #9 Close-Up (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #58)
The last first-time viewing of this miniseries, an Iranian documentary blurring the line between fact, fiction, and re-creation as it studies a struggling, eccentric cinephile posing as an auteur
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (The Unseen 2009)
My first Harry Potter viewing, wildly out of franchise context while placed within the larger context of its historical period
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (The Unseen 2008)
Forming a neat bookend with the online public film writing begun when it was released, the movie about a man aging backwards punctuates a series I've been writing backwards
Sight & Sound #11 Sunrise (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #59)
This time a silent classic I'm quite familiar with, but had not discussed before, fills the Sight & Sound slot with a tonally/stylistically adventurous marital melodrama (and comedy?)
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Reaching the Finish Line for Public Film Writing/Podcasts
Anna Karina and a dark horse provide the perfect illustration for a goodbye to my longtime traditions
Wonders of the Past and Present: Conversation w/ Wonders in the Dark's Sam Juliano, author of Paradise Atop the Hudson & Irish Jesus of Fairview (podcast)
Exploring the early years of Sam's site (and partnership with Allan Fish), the content of his new novels, and his thoughts on recent films and their Oscar odds, this talk provides an appropriate coda for my own online history as well
Sight & Sound #14 Stalker (LOST IN THE MOVIES podcast #60)
Trancelike in its dystopian minimalism, Andrei Tarkovsky's last Soviet film has long fascinated me although it eluded my Favorites series and any of my other online commentary...until now
63 Up
On the cusp of my fortieth birthday, I observe individuals who find themselves on the other side of middle age in the latest entry of the Up project (whose earlier entries did make my Favorites list); this is the final work of director Michael Apted who passed away after its completion.
FINAL Lost in the Movies Patreon podcast • Episode 100 - Concluding the 10s & Reaching the 20s w/ 12 Films in Focus: The Tree of Life as Twin Peaks Cinema, The Lighthouse w/ guest Riley MacDonald, The Fabelmans, Avatar: The Way of Water, Moonlight, The Master, The Act of Killing, Amour, The Florida Project, The Turin Horse, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Toni Erdmann, 40s/30s/silent archive readings of Kiss of Death, Bambi, The Magnificent Ambersons, Three Comrades, The Mind Reader, The Battleship Potemkin, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Be Kind Rewind, Landmarks of Early Film + feedback & more
Spanning months of work and many hours of material, this grand finale closes off a half-decade patron podcast and yearlong decade series with a bang, concluding with the poignancy of The Fabelmans' youthful, optimistic ending which points toward a future now in the past
belated October 2023 Patreon round-up: EXCLUSIVE - Star Trek & Star Wars: The Clone Wars viewing diaries & Podcast Episode 100 Films in Focus
Final flourishes of this period include a couple entries for abandoned TV viewing diaries, leaving no stone unturned in my backlog...
Final Plan to reach & complete Journey Through Twin Peaks (keeping track)
After a couple years using the same schedule/update page, time to revise and streamline that approach
belated November 2023 Patreon round-up: EXCLUSIVE - Rob Zombie's Halloween & Halloween II + ADVANCE - TWIN PEAKS Character Series entry & public teasers for patron podcasts
A recent Halloween marathon results in this massive patron-only essay focused on the rebooted film duo from the late zeroes - grungy, ultraviolent, and heartfelt - explored in the context of the larger series and especially the mythos of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode
Who Summons Ronette's Guardian Angel? • discussion w/ Creamed Corn and the Universe podcast
For five seconds of screentime, the speechless character of Ronette's angel offers much for host Colin and myself to talk about
LOST IN TWIN PEAKS #46: Season 3 Parts 17 & 18 (The Return - "The Past Dictates the Future" & "What Is Your Name?") podcasts & illustrated companion
At long last, following a year's pause, season three concludes with an in-depth exploration of the greatly divided dual finale alongside historical context including (appropriately enough for the summer of The Return) two very different bomb stories - one pointing toward the haunted past, the other a worrisome future
Chapter 44: Farewell to Film Commentary (July - November 2023)
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For each year of my online work, a Twin Peaks and non-Twin Peaks piece
Although limited in scope, the Log Lady's screentime (and thus, my original entry) expands significantly for season three
This lowlife is a survivor, but that may not be enough when attempting to double cross a man with nine lives
Plainspoken and bewildered, the Buckhorn police detective offers a counterpoint to the eccentric FBI agents investigating his fishing buddy for murder
Notes on the duo who dominate the early part of Fire Walk With Me but nothing before nor after
A tough, savvy, and fairminded boss finds himself embroiled in an odd employee's drama with massive implication for his insurance business
Paired as a meme that became a real-life phenomenon, two massive but wildly different summer blockbusters - the comedic adventures of a doll in the real world and the tragic downfall of an atomic scientist - are reviewed side by side after I screened a double feature
Thanks to his humorous cameo in The Return, a brief update to the old entry is in order
Although absent from season three, Annie's extended presence in Mark Frost's book The Final Dossier demands an update to the original study
AUGUST
Notes on one of the old show's silliest characters
From menacing to magnanimous, these gangster brothers' full arc lends itself well to the character series format
Continuing to preview upcoming character studies, I reach entries which would remain publicly unreleased at the end of 2023
Notes on a scoundrel whose story concludes offscreen before the third season
A whirlwind of a personality who finds both pleasure and purpose when her "husband" returns home from his lost weekend as - literally - a changed man
Notes on the archvillain of season two, long gone and all but forgotten in The Return
What a revision this character required, as a cannabis entrepreneur lost in the woods!
Notes on one of Sheryl Lee's many faces, in this case limited to the original series
An anthology of artists whose onscreen appearances and offscreen bios illuminate a wide world beyond Peaks' narrative focus
Time to pause once again, for much longer than initially expected
SEPTEMBER
Realizing that my latest plan is falling apart, I consider how to approach both Peaks and non-Peaks work going forward
My monthly round-up is dominated by advances of work which would go public within a few months (as well as a character study which won't)
A group of Peaks commentators gather to answer enigmatic and open-ended questions spanning all aspects of the series
Launching one last public podcast hurrah with an exploration of "greatest films of all time" I've never covered before (accompanied by a long list of links to those I have)
The co-host of Twin Peaks Peeks shares her thoughts on Chantal Akerman's poll-topping avant-garde opus which I watched for the first time before this discussion
Yet another marker of time's passage, reminding me that the epoch which birthed my blogging is truly coming to a close
OCTOBER
Launching a new Patreon reward structure involving monthly exclusives for the $5/month tier, my continued reflections on Barbie and Oppenheimer involve the previous works of Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig, the films' unusual zeitgeist- and generation-spanning vibes, and how/why the pop phenomenon of their fusion came about
Another film I'd never seen before: Billy Budd meets the French Legion in a moody late nineties meditation
What I hope to achieve with a few weeks remaining in my revised schedule
The last first-time viewing of this miniseries, an Iranian documentary blurring the line between fact, fiction, and re-creation as it studies a struggling, eccentric cinephile posing as an auteur
My first Harry Potter viewing, wildly out of franchise context while placed within the larger context of its historical period
Forming a neat bookend with the online public film writing begun when it was released, the movie about a man aging backwards punctuates a series I've been writing backwards
This time a silent classic I'm quite familiar with, but had not discussed before, fills the Sight & Sound slot with a tonally/stylistically adventurous marital melodrama (and comedy?)
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Anna Karina and a dark horse provide the perfect illustration for a goodbye to my longtime traditions
Exploring the early years of Sam's site (and partnership with Allan Fish), the content of his new novels, and his thoughts on recent films and their Oscar odds, this talk provides an appropriate coda for my own online history as well
Trancelike in its dystopian minimalism, Andrei Tarkovsky's last Soviet film has long fascinated me although it eluded my Favorites series and any of my other online commentary...until now
On the cusp of my fortieth birthday, I observe individuals who find themselves on the other side of middle age in the latest entry of the Up project (whose earlier entries did make my Favorites list); this is the final work of director Michael Apted who passed away after its completion.
NOVEMBER
Spanning months of work and many hours of material, this grand finale closes off a half-decade patron podcast and yearlong decade series with a bang, concluding with the poignancy of The Fabelmans' youthful, optimistic ending which points toward a future now in the past
Final flourishes of this period include a couple entries for abandoned TV viewing diaries, leaving no stone unturned in my backlog...
*Chapter 45: Working Behind the Wall (November 2023...)
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Read about this chapter (will be linked when ready - *name/image may be revised)
After a couple years using the same schedule/update page, time to revise and streamline that approach
DECEMBER
A recent Halloween marathon results in this massive patron-only essay focused on the rebooted film duo from the late zeroes - grungy, ultraviolent, and heartfelt - explored in the context of the larger series and especially the mythos of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode
For five seconds of screentime, the speechless character of Ronette's angel offers much for host Colin and myself to talk about
At long last, following a year's pause, season three concludes with an in-depth exploration of the greatly divided dual finale alongside historical context including (appropriately enough for the summer of The Return) two very different bomb stories - one pointing toward the haunted past, the other a worrisome future
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