Eddington (2025) (dir. Ari Aster)
With each subsequent film from Aster, I find flaws that stand out rather than sense any growth or maturity. Eddington might be his weakest work to date but it's still worth discussing regardless.
Jim Laczkowski
Bonus Episode: 1999 Review - The Year In Music
Music talk is the B-side to the A-side movie talk of this pod. It's time for another yearly tradition as we go back to talk about a year in music, this time making up the one year we missed with 1999
Episode 238: Michael Bay (feat. guest hosts Chloe Waryan and Luther Moss)
Jim has been on summer break, moving to a new home, working on other projects. So he thought it would be best to sit this one out and let his friends Chloe & Luther take the lead on one Michael Bay!
The Year In Film: 2025 So Far
Plus this here podcast/Substack, film and music, life, general thoughts. And a full review of my favorite movie/documentary of the year so far.
"Live to Tell" - Madonna
It's been a while since I've written about music and upon revisiting an immaculate collection by a particular and singular artist that everyone knows, I decided to write about this ballad.
Only The Lonely (and/or Help the Aged)
What happens when experiencing emotional immaturity with someone who was supposed to model self-care and well-being for you from the very beginning? I explore this further through a film.
New Reviews, CCFF + Livestream Tonight!
A little bit of everything for this week's roundup of reviews and don't miss the next livestream video mixtape tonight at 7pm/CST! Come join the fun and say hi!