essays

I’ve always had a fear of open heights.

Jun 18 •

Every Living Thing

Or, on being old enough to know better

May 14 •

After "Brat" and the Tension of Staying Too Long

Charli xcx: her music, her impact and her social experiment

May 3 •

The Letterboxd Top 4: Decide or Die

Why it's impossible for me to choose my four favorite films

Apr 12 •

The Tech Bargain

How tech is destroying us (based on some intel but also mostly just vibes)

Mar 10 •

A Life Without Winters

Reflections during a February that feels like summer

Feb 24 •

Notes on New German Cinema

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, and a movement marked by postwar reckoning and intentional discomfort

Feb 18 •

The Los Angeles fires

Jan 20 •

Fool's Paradise

Last-minute reflections at the end of the year

Dec 30, 2024 •

Cinema 2024 and Beyond: Adequate Images and Original Stories

Thoughts on Wicked, AI, IP and this year in film

Dec 4, 2024 •

What It Means to Be Stranded

I took the commuter train from Dublin to Galway, about a 2.5-hour trek each way.

Nov 19, 2024 •

The Substance and How We Treat Women

A group of friends and I went to experience The Substance together in theaters last month, most of us not knowing what to expect besides the rumored…

Nov 5, 2024 •

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