“Buddy” and Analogue Horror
Upon first watch, Buddy feels like it should have been aired on Adult Swim at four in the morning.

A camera calligraphy of the coastal bush -- celebrating growth, summer light, rock and plant textures.
Upon first watch, Buddy feels like it should have been aired on Adult Swim at four in the morning.
The newest Pedro Almodóvar movie, Pain and Glory, focuses on an aging and debilitated filmmaker, Salvador Mallo (played by Antonio Banderas) reflecting on his life in his old age.
For one widowed father and his five kids, an extraordinary gift will change their lives forever.
The plot lags, the moral lessons are misguided, but are those fluffy little donut creatures adorable? Yes. Yes, they are.
Spirited inverts the tropes of the holiday musical genre to update an age-old tale for 2022. It's a paean to those who make grand spectacles possible.
The three themes of lessons learned from HBO Max's Station Eleven are the same as the pandemic: love, regret, and art.