4/3/22 - Review of Ada, The Drama of the Oceans, and His Girl Friday

Here is the link to my April 3, 2022, Twitter thread review of the novel Ada, by Vladimir Nabokov, the book The Drama of the Oceans, by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, and the movie His Girl Friday, directed by Howard Hawks.

I messed up on this thread. It breaks off and then begins again at this link.

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3/17/22 - Review of the film The French Dispatch, dir. by Wes Anderson

Here is the link to my March 17, 2022, Twitter thread review of the film The French Dispatch, directed by Wes Anderson.

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2/13/22 - Review of the film Raya and the Last Dragon

Here is the link to my February 13, 2022, Twitter thread review of the Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon, directed by Don Hall and Carlos Lopez Estrada.

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2/6/22 - Review of the Disney film Luca

Here is the link to my February 6, 2022, Twitter thread review of the Disney Pixar film Luca, directed by Enrico Casarosa.

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1/9/22 - Review of Day for Night, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Tangled

Here is the link to my January 9, 2022, Twitter thread review of the films Day for Night, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Tangled.

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1/3/22 - Review of four shows on Disney Plus

Here is the link to my January 3, 2022, Twitter thread review of Frozen II, Ron's Gone Wrong, Disney's Holiday Magic Quest, and Disney's Magic Bake-Off.

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12/12/21 - Ace for Life, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Christmas Again

Here is the link to my December 12, 2021, Twitter thread review of the book Ace for Life: Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the film Christmas Again.

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11/28/21 - Review of Wall-E, Hawkeye, Get Back, and Soul

Here is the link to my November 28th, 2021, Twitter thread review of the Disney/Pixar shows Wall-E, Hawkeye, The Beatles: Get Back, and Soul.

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10/31/21 - Review of To Catch a Thief, dir. by Alfred Hitchcock

Here is the link to my October 31, 2021, Twitter thread review of the Alfred Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief.

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4/7/20 comparison of scenes from Pretty Baby and Matilda

Here is the link to my April 7, 2020, Twitter thread, doing hand-drawn storyboarding to compare the "declaration of love" scenes in the films Pretty Baby and Matilda.

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10/26/19 review of the film Angel, directed by Robert Vincent O'Neill

Here is the link to my October 26, 2019, Twitter thread review of the film Angel, directed by Robert Vincent O'Neill.

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9/20/19 review of the film Russkies, directed by Rick Rosenthal

Here is the link to my September 20, 2019, Twitter thread review of the film Russkies, directed by Rick Rosenthal.

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4/2/18 review of film Where The Wild Things Are, dir. by Spike Jonze

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Where the Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonze.

The thread gives a summary of and some context on the film. It discusses some of the Jungian-feeling and archetypal, yet modern aspects of the film. It discusses some of the film's character dynamics. It discusses the film's poetic and dreamlike aspects. It also discusses the wonderful music of the film.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order on Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is moderately affected. My apologies.

3/26/18 review of film Isle of Dogs, dir. by Wes Anderson

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Isle of Dogs, directed by Wes Anderson.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It discusses the film's animation style, comparisons between the plot and current events, the use of conspiracy theory in the film, the performances in the film, the characters in the film, the film's soundtrack, and a number of themes from the film.

The thread also discusses how I saw this film at a dog-friendly screening (very fun!) held at the Sie FilmCenter by the Denver Film Society.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is slightly affected. My apologies.

3/16/18 review of film Love, Simon, dir. by Greg Berlanti

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Love, Simon, directed by Greg Berlanti.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It discusses some of the film's themes, such as community and family support, being queer locally (i.e. in your own hometown), blackmail versus openness, choosing when to come out. It discusses how I liked some of the general story tropes the film plays with. It mentions some of my favorite performances, characters, and character dynamics in the film. And it gives some criticisms I had of the film.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is moderately affected as a result. My apologies.

3/11/18 review of film The Assassin, dir. by Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film The Assassin, directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.

The thread gives a summary of the film, as well as some context of the screening, which took place at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater's Yum Cha series. The thread discusses the film's understated feeling overall and in its fight scenes, its beautiful colors, and its somewhat difficult plot. It discusses some of the film's themes. It compares the film to detective stories and ghost or horror stories. And it discusses some of the film's interesting visual and sound techniques.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order on Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is slightly affected. My apologies.

3/10/18 review of film A Wrinkle in Time, dir. by Ava DuVernay

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film A Wrinkle in Time, directed by Ava DuVernay.

The thread gives a summary of the film and some context on my experiences reading the novel on which it's based. My review is pretty critical. The thread discusses how I felt the film fell flat, mostly due to the writing, but also some of the music and performance. The thread discusses what I liked about the philosophy of the film. It discusses the performances -- quite a few! -- that I really enjoyed, as well as what I loved about Storm Reid's Meg Murry character.

2/28/18 review of documentary Whose Streets?, dir. by Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Whose Streets?, directed by Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis.

The thread gives a summary of the documentary, one of the best films of the decade, which is about Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of the murder of Michael Brown, Jr., by police in August of 2014. The thread discusses how the film examines communities, living in communities, media versus communities, how communities heal, questioning unjust realities, the generational fight for justice, and the need to just get out there and be involved.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is slightly affected. My apologies.

2/23/18 review of film In Between (Bar Bahar), dir. by Maysaloun Hamoud

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film In Between (Bar Bahar), directed by Maysaloun Hamoud.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It discusses the film's uniqueness, in its portrayal of both Israel and Palestine. It discusses the universal women's issues portrayed in the film. It talks about what I liked about the performances and characters, and what I liked about Maysaloun Hamoud's writing and direction.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order on Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is slightly affected. My apologies.

2/18/18 review of film Black Panther, dir. by Ryan Coogler

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler.

The thread gives a summary of the film. The thread discusses some of the themes of the film, like African and African American history, loyalty and trust, the sins, sorrows, and pains of generations, and the idea of the ancestral plane. The film discusses performances I liked, the tech, effects, and settings of the film, and the effect the film had on communities around the world, including the Denver community.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. The coherency of this thread has been slightly affected as a result. My apologies.