The best moment was probably the first. I stood with my assigned clan ( Caithness ) at the imposing wooden doors to the main Drill Hall a...

Batsheva Dance Company presents Hora at BAM: I know nothing about modern dance, a fact which I tried to keep in my mind as I watched,...

You might have noticed I haven't been posting much here, mostly because my reviews of terrible movies have been picked up by JustPress...

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi — Rome Clearly, Danger Mouse can do no wrong. He can, however, attempt too much, which somewhat mar...

Midnight In Paris You know when stepping into a basic Woody Allen film that you're entering a particular sort of universe. It...

Just because you care, here is my list of Oscar 2011 predictions in the main categories. The rest of them I'm certain are decided by tra...

Right, it's Oscar time again, and as you may know I usually try to watch as many Oscar-nominated movies as I can in the days before the ...

Just when I've resigned myself to having no reason to leave the futon for at least two weeks, I get an email from Electric Literature a...

Let us remind us of the fey and amazing Parenthetical Girls , who are slowly releasing a set of five EPs that will combine to form their nex...

Minication. New york and back, less leisurely than my usual trips since I'm on a bit of a schedule. Last night was Anne Carson reading f...

Well, the only thing surprising about this year's Oscars was how unfunny the hosts were. Hollywood pays enough money for this fiasco, yo...

A while back I started a series of Positive Female Role Models in Science Fiction , a series which peaked at one because do you know how har...

There is a particular joy in the art direction of Fantastic Mr. Fox , where the scenery and all the action is flattened into two dimensional...

in re: Vancouver Olympics Closing Ceremonies: I may not be high but, dude, I am so high right now.

in re: Apolo Ohno's 500m disqualification: Clearly all you have to do is touch a Canadian on the butt and they'll go down.

Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: A Recap 1) The water tribe hangs around a glacier. Look, an aurora. Good thing it's not rea...

Wherein the author continues to watch as many award-season movies as possible, jotting thoughts down as soon after viewing as he can. An Edu...

Every year around this time I try to see as many best-of-year films as possible, that way when Oscar night finally comes around I have that ...

Ended up seeing Avatar (due to familial obligations, I swear!). I can see why some people liked it, though I was far too annoyed by the mi...

Depp, Mann, and Boys Public Enemies . I will say, Mann is becoming a master of shooting in near-total darkness, you really felt the muzzle f...