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.
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"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!
Synecdoche, New York (2008) (dir. Charlie Kaufman)
This movie is an obscure moon lighting an obscure world. It's time to put forth some words on my 2nd favorite film ever made for my day of birth.
Episode 237: Ross McElwee
Happy Birthday to me! This episode is all about a documentarian that truly changed how I looked at filmmaking. Archivist and historian Eric Edwards joins me for a bit to talk all about Ross McElwee!
Inherent Vice (2014) (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
An attempt to see through the fog and find a little sliver of light here in 2025.