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• Two for Tuesday January 27, 2026 5:48 pm
  Twenty One Children
• Saturday Matinee: Ran January 24, 2026 6:00 pm
  By Roger Ebert Source: RogerEbert.com One of the early reviews of Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran” said that he could not possibly have directed it at an earlier age. My first impulse was to question that act of critical omnipotence. Who is … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday January 20, 2026 6:15 pm
  Iyah May Jo Tongo
• Saturday Matinee: The Thing January 17, 2026 5:44 pm
  John Carpenter’s The Thing Had An Icy Critical Reception John Carpenter’s The Thing received terrible reviews when it was released in 1982. Critics were wrong about this frozen horror masterpiece. By Ryan Lambie Source: Den of Geek It’s the summer … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday January 13, 2026 5:58 pm
  Tesstamona
• Saturday Matinee: The Worst Person in the World January 10, 2026 5:54 pm
  By Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen Source: I’m Jeffrey Rex Directed by Joachim Trier — Screenplay by Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier. At the end of last month, I turned thirty years old. In the build-up to that turning of a corner, … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday January 6, 2026 6:22 pm
  Blooded The Brave
• Saturday Matinee: Red Hot + Blue January 3, 2026 6:00 pm
  Source: RedHot.org OVERVIEW Red Hot + Blue is the first in the series of compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. It features contemporary pop performers reinterpreting the music of Cole Porter, one of the great American songwriters of the … Continue reading →
• SCI as Gnostic Path January 2, 2026 1:21 am
  Having spent nearly a year and nine months paralyzed, experiencing higher levels of muscle pain and relatively less social interaction, I’ve gained a visceral understanding of dukkha, the Buddhist conception of pain (which encompasses the spectrum of unpleasant mental and … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday December 30, 2025 6:28 pm
  Agnostic Front Mavis Staples