I mentioned here about the original post getting views and not being sure what it was about or why people were reading it. On the original list, I hadn’t seen even one film released in 2017, but I was eager to see Get Out, which didn’t disappoint. I knew little of Jordan Peele (I’ve since … Continue reading Might as well, again. 2017 edition.
ME: I always like our time cuddling and watching movies or whatever, but I also like seeing how much you all do your own things: playing and drawing, being imaginative. 5YO: We like playing. It’s our superpower. ________ The beginning of the school year has already brought with it some interesting stories. Our youngest will … Continue reading A Great Power with Little to No Responsibility
Originally published in 2016 for the Terror Test episodes on The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, and The Purge: Election Year. The Purge Will Be Televised. The Revolution Lost Its Corporate Sponsors. I wasn’t excited about watching The Purge. I figured it would be an extended home invasion movie played out as a joyride. To some degree it is, … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: The Terror Test: Test Prep #4
The correspondent received honors in the waron his first book. Continue reading Little Billboards #13
My wife and I will get a rare date night soon thanks to Nana watching the kids. Our 5YO’s date-night suggestion: “You should go bowling. Then get sad that we’re not there and come back and get us and then we all can go bowling.” I think the “us” is her and her sister, but … Continue reading Date Night Suggestion: Go Bowling, Get Sad
From the beginning, Twin Peaks seemed like an impossible international hit, and there’s no way the third season, The Return, could live up to every expectation. The cliffhanger ending of the second season and the seeming disregard to the characters led to rumors that the last episode was David Lynch’s middle finger extended at the … Continue reading When you get there, you will already be there: Twin Peaks: The Return
Matador (1986)Pedro Almodóvar is one of those directors I’ve missed, though I’ve had his movies on lists for decades. Matador is an early film and one he considers among his least favorite of his own work. I’d be happy to make something as “bad” and interesting as this. On the surface, the world in the … Continue reading Activate the Holosphere!: Recent Viewing
Near the end of this interview, Jones mentions sending out a second manuscript and working on a reading series. Since then her second book of poetry, dark // thing has been doing well out in the world and she’s a founder and executive director of The Magic City Poetry Festival. All this and she’s just … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: An interview with writer Ashley M. Jones
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