The White Default 30 Apr 2013 | 07:47 pm

One more thing: Here’s an article I wrote for Salon. “How Can White Americans Be Free?” The default belief that the white experience is a neutral and objective one hurts both white and American cultu...

Django Unchained 21 Feb 2013 | 02:50 am

django Hello dear readers, and when I say “dear” I mean it sincerely. You are dear to me and have saved me from the depths of self loathing because you said what I did was good, or semi-good, or you...

Prince Avalanche 25 Jan 2013 | 09:36 am

Paul Rudd walked by me on Main Street in Park City wearing reflective sunglasses so I couldn’t see if his eyes could see that my eyes saw him and were staring. I knew it was him from the way he walked...

The Wandering Spiritual Nomadic Couchsurfer of Sundance 22 Jan 2013 | 02:19 am

Why is it that the culture surrounding art is so far removed from the process of making that art? I suspect this week is hell for many filmmakers here. The world you have to exist in as a great artist...

Things at Sundance 20 Jan 2013 | 02:38 am

chancha Today at Sundance I wandered aimlessly around a supermarket picking up different cheeses and putting them back down. I can never decide on a brie. Cheese-less I journeyed to a bustling main ...

Wes Anderson’s Arrested Development 13 Jun 2012 | 02:40 am

My immediate reaction to Wes Anderson isn’t hatred, love, or even annoyance. It’s jealousy. After scorn-filled years spent perceiving him as a threat to my personal identity, this is the unsophisticat...

Be back soon… 9 May 2012 | 05:09 am

Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie! (and more) 18 Feb 2012 | 12:25 am

Ay dios dios dios mio. I’ve forgotten to post these links and you’ve been staring at Keira Knightley’s vagina for almost two months. Below are some articles I’ve written recently for Salon. They’re T...

Keira Knightley’s Vagina (A Dangerous Method) 28 Dec 2011 | 08:53 pm

method A Dangerous Method opens with the ominous notes of a cello, that, leading out of the opening credits, give way to a horn & string crescendo and the disturbing first scene: Sabina Spielrein (Ke...

Pasolini’s Accatone 21 Dec 2011 | 08:23 am

**Update: Accatone is a pain in the ass to see, but it’s on youtube right now. Great quality in one full video. Watch it before it vanishes (make sure to turn on CC)** Ballila the Fat Thief to Accato...