12 hours agoMember-onlyBest of 2022 in TV: Ten Honorable MentionsAs always, check out past lists and my patreon. Adventure Beast (Netflix)-I tuned into this show expecting edu-tainment in the vein of Magic School Bus or Carmen Sandiego, but did not expect such an absurdist R-rated delight. One way that animation can surpass live action comedically is that blood and…Dropout7 min readDropout7 min read
Jan 27Member-onlyThe Dangers of Comment ModerationOne of the only websites about movies that does not subscribe to woke thinking, Awards Daily, recently announced that they would enforce comment moderation: A Note on Comments and Comment Moderation — Awardsdaily It’s unclear what this means, but I think comment moderation is pretty awful for film lovers, and…Jk Rowling2 min readJk Rowling2 min read
Jan 25Member-onlyOther People’s Money (1991): Capitalism At Its Most DepravedTHIS FILM IS FREE ON YOUTUBE! Directed by Norman Jewison, Other People’s Money centers around a corporate battle for ownership of a family-owned factory that’s said to be supporting a small town’s employment needs. Gregory Peck (what a treat that a 1940s screen icon gets such a meaty role in…Other Peoples Money7 min readOther Peoples Money7 min read
Jan 8Member-onlyYes, Ryan is the best character on the OfficeLet’s be honest. Even if Jim is the centerpiece of the show, Ryan is the best character on the show. He starts out as a truer version of Jim than Jim himself: A guy who resists the idea of Office as found family because he’s too cool for it. See…Bj Novak3 min readBj Novak3 min read
Jan 7Member-onlyWhat’s the Point of the Word “Intersectionality”?I wrote this on the message board of people of a New Culture community of which I’ve been to some of their meetings and have been a participant. It’s a liberal group of people and I wanted to challenge their conceptions of the word: What is the point of using…Intersectionality4 min readIntersectionality4 min read
Jan 3Member-onlyTop Ten TV Villains of 2022As a staff writer at TV Fanatic, I contributed to the list of 2022’s Villains We Love To Hate — TV Fanatic. Check out that list! My entries were: Sunny Balwani (Naveen Andrews), Dropout, Hulu-In this docudrama of the Stanford-educated fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, Sunny is the idle millionaire who initially…Top Ten List5 min readTop Ten List5 min read
Dec 30, 2022Member-onlyBest TV Cast Ensembles of 2022I contributed a couple entries to this TV Fanatic crowd-sourced article about best ensembles on TV. My top pick: Reboot (Hulu) Reboot is about the coexistence of different generations of artists. …Best Of 20224 min readBest Of 20224 min read
Dec 28, 2022Member-onlyHow Much is My Worth as a Writer? Annual Patreon PleaFriends, family, and colleagues, Here is the link to my patreon (of which you can back out at any time) which gives you access to my unpublished articles and a limited amount of free service and consultation on writing or promotion, but there’s one more important reason. Allow me to…Patreon4 min readPatreon4 min read
Dec 25, 2022Member-only10 Best Character Arcs on TV in 2022I contributed a number of entries to TV Fanatic where I am currently writing: Tori Nichols (Peyton List) Cobra Kai, Netflix-Tori caught the audience’s attention the first day when she walks into Cobra Kai and challenges anyone in her way to a battle royale. In 2002, she became a capable…Elizabeth Holmes3 min readElizabeth Holmes3 min read
Dec 4, 2022Member-only9 Ways to Change the World CupThis was originally published in 2018 for The Weekly Standard The numbers speak for themselves. No sport has as much global reach, participation or spectatorship. As a result, it’s relatively easy to think that soccer is doing something right and there’s no reason to change the game. …World Cup7 min readWorld Cup7 min read