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"Hill House": Haunted by What Might Have Been

The great nonsense of cultural relativism has been superseded by personal relativism. Values are now relative to each person. Shirley...

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"Hello, Bookstore": A Reader in Realm of Cinema

In this edition of Marginalia, a subtle and tender documentary about books and the people who love them. Hello, Bookstore (2022) How do...

"Asteroid City": A Road to Nowhere

In this edition of Marginalia, postmodernism as a cultural cul-de-sac and whether Wes Anderson can find a way out of it. Asteroid City...

"The Northman": Are you not entertained?

In this edition of Marginalia, a critical look at a film that’s not quite an action epic nor a thoughtful meditation on myth, though it...

"Foster" & "The Writing School": Long Story Short

In this edition of Marginalia, I become evangelical about two books I wish everyone would read. Foster, Claire Keegan (2010) What does it...

"Across the Spider-Verse"

In this edition of Marginalia, we go into and across the Spidey multiverse. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) “Let’s do things...

"The Leftovers": Left Behind

In this edition of Marginalia, we take a close look at a show “like Marvel’s Thanos snap, but with actual consequences”. The Leftovers...