At the movies: Misericordia.

 I had some thoughts about Misericordia, an elegant and delightful thriller.

The Filmography of David Lynch.

 This was first published in 2017, to anticipate the then-looming release of Twin Peaks: The Return. It was refreshed for a recent retrospective following the death of David Lynch. A fun little overview.

At the movies: The Monkey.

 

Watch out! Don't look now, but this movie is great.

Famous People Talked To Me: Erica Gavin and David Gregory.

 

If you get the chance to talk to a cult film icon and someone who has made their life's work the preservation of cult cinema, you do that. So here's the three of us talking VIXEN! and the legacy of the cinema of Russ Meyer.

The 2024 Jim Ridley Memorial Film Poll

Compiled with the help of filmmakers, critics, enthusiasts, poster designers, benefactors, executive producers, festival folk, and the like.

Year End Superlatives! Getting Hierarchical With It!

 A pair of Year End best-of pieces.

Physical Media

Films/Performances

Famous People Talked to Me: Medium Build.

 

So I got to go long with Nick Carpenter from Medium Build, and it's the most fun I've had doing an interview in a bit. This was an utter delight, and I hope you get some of that joy in the reading of it. And check out his most recent album Country and also The Marietta EP.