…remember this: I first saw this photograph when unpacking a carton at the bookstore where I worked in college. It was the cover of the technical title An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements. I remember it so well because I photocopied it, and it’s found a home on every … Read more
Did I hit this in the wrong mood? I generally love the Coens, and I can count several things in this film that were wonderful. It’s my favorite Tommy Lee Jones role in quite some time. The landscapes are immersively captivating. It reminds me of Fargo in that its humor and graphic violence walk hand … Read more
Don’t you love those unambiguous signals that you’re getting older? I don’t mean pasta-fueled ass spread, or no longer considering “staying drunk” a primary goal on vacation, or wishing these idiot kids would pull their damned pants up. I mean isolated and well-defined moments of mental slippage. I got jolted with one a little while … Read more