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  • RIP Marcus Theaters policy trailer

    You know the part of movie theater previews when they show what’s basically an in-house ad for the host theater chain, along with housekeeping items like silence your phone, no talking, etc.? I’ve learned these are called policy trailers and that many of them are available online. I was curious if I’d be able to […]

    March 24, 2023
    Film
    Marcus Theaters, movie theaters, movies
  • Recent Views

    More photography here and on my Instagram. My wife and son heart-bombed my car for Valentine’s Day while I was at work: I’ve never tasted or seen Romanesco broccoli but it looks super cool: He’s been using his new training-wheels bike a lot: Some colorful stairs in Woodstock, Illinois: Our friends built a mini sledding […]

    March 16, 2023
    Photography
    photography, recent views
  • Favorite Films of 2022

    Pretty much every year I’ve done this list (since 2007), I’ve published it soon after the beginning of the year to coincide with the bevy of other year-end lists. But every year I’d end up watching more movies after publishing that would have been eligible and affected my list. So I realized: what’s the rush? […]

    March 9, 2023
    Film
    best of, film, lists, movies, review
  • Ratatouille

    Rewatching Ratatouille recently made me think of a line from the Guardians of the Galaxy Honest Trailer, which portrays Marvel as so dominant and drunk on its own power—and its fans so eager—that a weird movie with a trash-talking raccoon and monosyllabic tree can be a smash success. Their tongue-in-cheek name for the studio: “F— […]

    March 6, 2023
    Film
    film, Marvel, movies, Pixar
  • The Lion King

    It’s hard for me to watch The Lion King objectively as an adult when it’s so deeply ingrained into my being, having been released when I was 7 years old and subjected to countless subsequent rewatches in our family VCR—not to mention inspiring my own adult creative endeavors. But rewatching it now—with my 4-year-old son […]

    March 1, 2023
    Film, Review
    Disney, film, movies, The Lion King
  • Tools of the moment

    An ongoing series Pretty much everything from my last update. Kindle Paperwhite. After years of holding out, we got one last Black Friday and I finally started using it. I wasn’t against e-readers before; I just usually prefer print or audiobooks. But the e-ink screen and appealing handling of the Paperwhite is quite nice. Safari […]

    February 23, 2023
    Technology
    Kindle, Safari, tools of the moment, Twitter
  • Jack would NOT have fit on the door in ‘Titanic’

    I’m sorry, but it’s true. I say that in spite of the apparently real investigation into this internet-famous debate by National Geographic and James Cameron himself: All the evidence you need is from the scene itself: When Jack tries to get on the door, it almost capsizes. Putting two grown, soaking-wet adults on it amidst […]

    February 15, 2023
    Film
    film, movies, Titanic
  • My son’s media of the moment

    A spinoff of an ongoing series Yoto. He uses his mini Yoto audio player every day, which is an excellent screen-free source of “edutainment”. He’s always ready to spout facts he’s learned from the many nonfiction cards he enjoys. (Some terms he’s learned and repeated: hominid, pyroclastic flow, and bioluminescence among others.) Current favorite cards […]

    February 7, 2023
    Books
    books, dinosaurs, media of the moment, volcanoes, Yoto
  • Media of the moment

    An ongoing series Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood. Hilarious and insightful memoir/biography of Lockwood’s Catholic priest father and her experience living with her parents. Blankets by Craig Thompson. A stunning graphic novel memoir about small-town life, religion, young love, winter, and so many more things. The Climb. An excellent indie film told through episodic, slice-of-life sequences […]

    February 3, 2023
    Books, Film
    books, film, media of the moment
  • Favorite TV Shows of 2022

    I realized this year that I’ve pretty much stopped watching traditional TV, i.e. shows with 22-ish episodes per season and an undetermined end date. I’m much more interested in limited series and shows with short seasons—the key being intentional and self-contained ideas from the show and a predictable time commitment from me. Luckily that’s becoming […]

    February 1, 2023
    Television
    best of, lists, television
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