A Different Image (1982)

This is a very earnest drama with a very obvious point, that women should be seen as more than merely boobs and butts but actually as people. … [read more]

When I was a kid, a movie meant 5-6 reels of film wrapped onto metal spools and threaded through a projector. Later, a movie was a single box not much bigger than a book, and later still a flat round thing the size of a coffee coaster. … [read more]

Right now it’s sunshining and raining at the same moment — very Seattle. Glad I moved back here. Bluest skies you’ve ever seen. Trees the greenest green. … [read more]

Cutter’s Way (1981)

Alex Cutter (John Heard) is a crippled drunk Vietnam vet who’s always saying something racist, sexist, or otherwise obnoxious. … [read more]

On the 4th of July, I coffeed and internetted at a mostly deserted coffee shop, but there was one brief flurry of customers — eight uniformed police officers came in together. … [read more]

Chuck & Buck (2000)

This was written by Mike White, who I sometimes confuse with Jack Black. Black is the fat one from Tenacious D and School of Rock. … [read more]

My nonstop-talking flatmate Dean has four days off for the Fourth of July weekend, so he’s going to spend all four of those days talking to me, apparently. … [read more]

The Adjuster (1991)

Atom Egoyan makes odd stuff, and this one is an overload of odd. Scene after scene makes no sense, but he tells the story his way. … [read more]

These are too many words to describe a gut feeling, but you should never ignore your gut:

I’ve moved back to Seattle, where I grew up, where my family is, so I knew there would be more invitations to social events, which I hate. … [read more]