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C.From The Piano To The Irishman: Anna Paquin’s Voice, Muteness, Anger and ResolvePressed about the silence of Anna Paquin’s character in The Irishman, a three hour film about men talking themselves into and out of moral…9 min read·Nov 4, 2023----
C.Master Gardener — a Review (and some thoughts on Paul Schrader)The third in Schrader’s recent pseudo trilogy (along with First Reformed and The Card Counter), Master Gardener is the least strange, for…9 min read·Sep 2, 2023----
C.Whale Rider, CODA, and OscarMovie news-watchers awoke on January 27, 2004 to the announcements of the academy’s nominations for the ceremony celebrating eligible films…14 min read·Aug 15, 2023--1--1
C.2022 in Movies — My Two CentsThough I did better with major nominees than in past years, I’m still woefully behind on foreign, arthouse, animated, and documentary…12 min read·Feb 2, 2023----
C.Poem — January 2023 — “Cracked”In place of a gift I take into the temple a cracked small screwdriver2 min read·Jan 25, 2023----
C.Poem — December 2022 (II) — “If You’re Cold”If you’re cold remove your hair one piece at a time, and then your skin2 min read·Dec 21, 2022----