Dark City: The Film That Should Have Been Canon

Dark City: The Film That Should Have Been Canon

Dark City: The Film That Should Have Been Canon There is a particular kind of cinema that arrives too early or too late — films that arrive before their audience has learned to appreciate them, or after the cultural moment that would have embraced them has passed....
The Quarter-Time Entrepreneur

The Quarter-Time Entrepreneur

The Quarter-Time Entrepreneur Wednesday is, I have come to believe, the most underrated day of the working week. Monday carries the weight of resumption. Friday carries the anxiety of completion. Tuesday and Thursday are simply present — days that happen to you. But...
The City That Never Was: Memory, Identity, and Dark City

The City That Never Was: Memory, Identity, and Dark City

Author’s note: This post explores the 1998 film Dark City — one of the most underappreciated science fiction films ever made. If you’ve only seen it once, you haven’t seen it. There’s a moment near the beginning of Dark City — a film most...
The Weight of a Monday

The Weight of a Monday

The Weight of a Monday There is a particular quality of light that belongs only to Monday mornings. Not the gentle ease of Sunday — that slow, honey-colored illumination that asks nothing of you. This is different. Monday light is decisive. It falls at an angle that...
The Quiet Hours: What We Do With a Sunday

The Quiet Hours: What We Do With a Sunday

The Quiet Hours: What We Do With a Sunday There is a particular quality of light that belongs only to Sunday mornings. Not the harsh clarity of Monday, not the strained brightness of a workday afternoon. This is different. It comes through windows at a low angle,...