Film: Obex
From the department of pleasant surprises comes Obex (2025), a modestly produced tale of period
Novel: Fair Ones by Lydia Millet
Someday, perhaps, I will purchase a Lydia Millet novel and hoard it for a rainy
Nonfiction: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein
To say Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine blew my mind would be an understatement; it
TV: The Paper (Season 2)
Twenty episodes in, there’s still no strong evidence on display as to why The Paper
Film: Hokum
Is there anything outstanding about Hokum (2026)? Maybe not, and yet as modest, atmospheric chillers
TV: Ted Lasso (Season 4)
It’s one thing to not quit while you’re ahead — especially in serial TV, where
Novel: Pennies from Heaven by James P. Blaylock
James P. Blaylock’s contemporary fantasies are such simple pleasures, it’s easy to overlook the superb
TV: Lanterns (Season 1)
When it comes to comic book adaptations, nothing from the DC universe has even remotely
Novella: Testament of Leaves by Carolyn Ives Gilman
A new book from Carolyn Ives Gilman is always cause for celebration. Her latest, Testament
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TV: The Old Man (Season 2)
Given the tough act it gave itself to follow after a sterling debut season, it’s
Novel: Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron
Having read all Mick Herron’s Slough House books in advance of seeing the fantastic TV
Film: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun made a striking impression with I Saw the TV Glow, a singular
Film: Black Christmas
Underwhelming by modern standards, Black Christmas (1974) still likely deserves credit for breaking ground in
Film: Run Lola Run
A fair number of memorable films came out of the cultural bankruptcy of the nineties,
Novel: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim
Isabel J. Kim’s Sublimation (2026) possesses the kind of high-concept premise writers dream about, and
TV: Bodkin (Season 1)
Bodkin may be one of the more peculiar shows I’ve watched recently, a grimly comic
Film – Spider-Man: Brand New Day
It’s fitting the Marvel Cinematic Universe has spent the past ten years or so as
Collection: The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard
One activity that contributed to the weird, nostalgic mood of “Life Felt Bigger, Then” (which
TV: Interview with the Vampire – Part II
Bafflingly, almost three years have passed since I saw part one of Interview with the