Avatar Essay

~ essay on the Avatar films, thus far.

My Moonage Daydream

~ on Bowie and Moonage Daydream (2022), “a cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie’s creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.”

The Godfather and The American Dream

~ my review-essay on The Godfather, Part I (1972) and II (1974). Recently rewatched both at the Alamo Drafthouse, re-released upon the 50th anniversary.

All I Am Is What I’m Going After

~ essay on Heat (1995).

Hard Boiled Dreams

~ short essay on one of my favorite films, Hard Boiled (1992) — a charming crime fantasy with some of the best action sequences in cinema, directed by the legendary John Woo.

Goblin

“Wake up little spider…”

The Matrix has you / cannot tell you who you are.

~ a short essay on what The Matrix saga means to me.

Revenge & Reckoning in Tombstone

~ a short essay on the legendary cinema of Tombstone (1993).

Life Versus Spice

~ essay on Dune (1984) and Dune (2021) and the Dune mythos.

What is The Thing?

~ short essay on John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982).