Just talking about Silver Dale and Desert Hearts (1985)

June 18, 2026

Happy Pride! Desert Hearts (1985) is the subject of this episode of The Movie Hotline. I had to call and …

Ghosts, GWAR, and Graceland: My Trip On Mystery Train (1989)

June 10, 2026

This episode is a completely audio-only essay, designed like a casual phone call from your neighborhood cinephile friend. You can …

June 1, 2026

Happy Wild Strawberries Day! Isak Borg had his life-altering nightmares on June 1st in the 1957 classic Wild Strawberries. I’ve …

March 28, 2026

Over a decade ago I decided to use a free VPN to fool Netflix into thinking I was watching in …

February 10, 2026

It’s my old nemesis, the long ass gangster movie. I don’t know what is going on because everyone is playing …

January 13, 2026

Matchstick Men is a movie I watched many times back when it was new, and then I forgot about it …

January 5, 2026

Saturday I had an impromptu marathon of 90s low budget dramas that had all somehow escaped my attention until that …

December 10, 2025

I’ve been having bad dreams about The Sopranos again. Better tell everyone what the symbolism in the dream means.

November 19, 2025

Erin wrestles with complicated feelings about the Sopranos, why Tony imagines dentists, and why gum doesn’t make a good suit …

October 13, 2025

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