Welcome (again!)
Hello – welcome to the new version of Off on a Tangent. The contents of the newsletter will be the same as it was on Substack, just hosted here instead. My September grab bag will be sent from here tomorrow at noon. Keep a look out!
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One Battle After Another (2025)
I make it no secret that I love melodrama and sentimentality. While I can appreciate the merits of a quirky indie comedy, more interested in observing its characters like specimens under a microscope, my favorite films are always the ones that lean into big feelings: life, love and death, an
February 2026 Grab Bag
Hello from the snow kingdom NYC has become these past few weeks! Writing to you when the weather is a “balmy” forty degrees and soaking up every warm moment of it. The second it hits fifty I’ll be out there in shorts and sunglasses. Does anyone have good spring-feeling
The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)
I’m not religious but I love to dance. I don’t want to pretend like they’re the same thing but I do sometimes feel like I ascend to some kind of blissful heavenly plane amidst a sweaty crowd with a pulsing rhythm ringing in my ears. For this
Pluribus, Season 1
Watching the first episode of Pluribus is like laying down to get a professional massage after years of clumsy backrubs. One scene in and you’re like what a fucking relief to finally be in good hands again. Like, not to be a snob but I came of age during