By Elazar Abrahams In composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, aging movie star Norma Desmond sings wistfully about the career comeback she so desperately craves. “With one look, I’ll ignite a blaze, I’ll return to […]
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The Power of a Hometown, From Noah Kahan to Lady Bird
By Elazar Abrahams There’s something special about where we come from. Sometimes, we want to run from it, desperate for new experiences in unfamiliar places. Other times, we hold on tightly, finding safety in the […]
Criminality in ‘Fargo’
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a crime fiction class, which follows below. It’s a close read of one of the Coen Brothers’ earliest and best films, Fargo. Good […]
‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ + Film as a Visual Medium
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a film class, which follows below. The assignment was a scene analysis, a close read of a piece from any film on the […]
Framing ‘Rear Window’
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a film class, which follows below. The assignment was a frame analysis, a close read of a few seconds from any film on […]
Shooting Slapstick: Singin’ in the Rain
By Elazar Abrahams Last night, I rewatched Singin’ in the Rain, a film that just gets richer and richer with each viewing. While the titular number is so iconic, and I’ve been humming “All I […]
Weighing in on The Whale
By Elazar Abrahams The last two months of the calendar year always bring the glut of prestige films as we gear up for the Oscar nominations. On Monday, I went to check out the latest […]
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers – Analysis
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers is now streaming on Disney+. By Palmer Rubin We’ve now reached the point where the Disney behemoth is so large, it can afford to take the piss out of itself […]
Better Call Saul is the Baseball of TV Drama
Better Call Saul returns for Season 4, August 6th on AMC. By Jeremy Koffsky I’m a baseball fanatic. I can name every World Series champion since 1936, have about 2,000 cards and attend games often. […]
NY Sports Update: NBA Trade Deadline
Following two blockbuster trades before the deadline, it looked as if we were heading towards a huge day in the NBA. Unfortunately, even with all the big names being thrown out there (Paul George, Jimmy […]
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