Archive - Between Art and Life

My Summer of Elvis: Part One

Some notes on the movie to which I've devoted 16 hours of my year so far

Aug 11, 2022 •

My Tenth Elvis, or: Suspicious Minds

An Attempt to Write Through It

Dec 12, 2022 •

Coming Back to This Place

On "Bluey," and the black hole

Jul 18, 2023 •

Counting Down Bob Dylan’s Music Videos

A Comprehensive Ranking

Jan 4, 2024 •

"I am the snowman, and the account is the showman": A Conversation with Chloe of @EveryElvis

"It is painstaking. It is annoying. Don't recommend it!"

Dec 8, 2022 •

It's Not Just Madness

On "Michael Clayton" and Bipolar Disorder On Screen

Jan 1, 2024 •

"Asteroid City" Reviewed

And a personal postscript

Jun 16, 2023 •

Some Loose Thoughts on “Wall of Eyes”

And a Brief Response to the Haters

Nov 13, 2023 •

The Dream Elvis Biopic Survey

12 Guest Writers Pick 16 Directors to Tackle One Subject

Dec 29, 2022 •

I Didn't Write About...

Wes Anderson, Joe Pera, and Taylor Swift

Oct 28, 2023 •

Dispatches From the Room Where It Happens

What I Thought Would Happen at the Boston Society of Film Critics’ Annual Meeting, and What Actually Did

Dec 11, 2023 •

It's Todd Haynes's Turn to Do "Persona"

Some Notes on "May December"

Nov 17, 2023 •

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