'The Drama' and Forcing the Truth Out of Cinema – For Once

Notes on the Dogme 95 movement, 'The Celebration' and how it reminds me of 'The Drama' and original storytelling

Apr 21 • Colleen Claes

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Belle Burden’s Memoir Made Me Feel Poor

'Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage' and grappling with the ultra-wealthy's heartbreak

Apr 7 • Colleen Claes

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War, Lies, and What I Watched: Memeing the End of the World

On reality TV, dissociating and doing bits on the internet

Apr 1 • Colleen Claes

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March 2026

Night Drive, or the Definition of Insanity

On illusions of control and other things

Mar 21 • Colleen Claes

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Something and Then Nothing: Creativity After Everyone Stops Paying Attention

On impatience, winter heat waves and the ebbs and flows of creativity

Mar 5 • Colleen Claes

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February 2026

The Four Very Different Movie Stars of 'Heat' and 'Heat 2'

Notes on Christian Bale, Leo, Pacino, DeNiro, and all things 'Heat'

Feb 25 • Colleen Claes

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Music Lost and Found: Rosalía, ‘Wuthering Heights,’ and Musings from an MTV Kid

Music-listening hiatuses and the songs/albums that came back to me

Feb 21 • Colleen Claes

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Very Specific, Slightly Unconventional Valentine’s Day Movie Pairings

"Choose your own adventure" V-Day and Galentine's double features

Feb 6 • Colleen Claes

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January 2026

It’s hard to decide on a movie when your government is trying to kill you

Notes on anger, injustice and systemic chaos

Jan 25 • Colleen Claes

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I Love LA Even Though Everyone is Leaving

*That* Vulture piece, 'I Love LA' and other things Los Angeles

Jan 15 • Colleen Claes

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No, I'm Not a Robot: Friction-Maxxing in the Age of AI

On forgetting what makes us human and increasingly short attention spans

Jan 8 • Colleen Claes

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December 2025

Very Specific, Slightly Chaotic Christmas Movie Pairings

"Choose your own adventure" holiday double feature ideas

Dec 19, 2025 • Colleen Claes

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