film

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

Very Specific, Slightly Unconventional Valentine’s Day Movie Pairings

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

Feb 6 • Colleen Claes

I Love LA Even Though Everyone is Leaving

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

Jan 15 • Colleen Claes

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

Very Specific, Slightly Chaotic Christmas Movie Pairings

"Choose your own adventure" holiday double feature ideas

Dec 19, 2025 • Colleen Claes

Sorry, but you’re all being kind of weird about 'One Battle After Another'

Notes on a (film) bro-pocalypse

Oct 1, 2025 • Colleen Claes

Movie trailers are bad now.

The attractions are not attracting.

Sep 18, 2025 • Colleen Claes

Love letters to worse worlds #3: Midsommar

A love letter to one of the best twisted films of the modern era

Sep 11, 2025 • Colleen Claes

Are we forgetting how to think?

Notes on an increasingly deteriorating society due to AI, IP and all the other ones

Aug 12, 2025 • Colleen Claes

Sopranos: Christopher Moltisanti, screenwriting and the hero's journey

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part of a recurring series where one woman boldly navigates The Sopranos for the first time, 26 years after it originally aired.

Jun 26, 2025 • Colleen Claes

Love letters to worse worlds #2: Children of Men

A love letter to the best feature-length dystopian film ever made (imo)

May 1, 2025 • Colleen Claes

Why it's impossible for me to choose my Letterboxd top 4

For some reason, it is torture for me to decide on my Letterboxd Top 4. Which is incredible, namely for the fact that one’s top four favorite films…

Apr 12, 2025 • Colleen Claes

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