Other Pursuits, October 2026

Watchin’ (Filums) Disclosure Day: Spielberg’s…fifth???…outing re: aliums and, as always, is very in-conversation with our times and what’s going on in our world right now; I enjoyed the hell out of it, but don’t have anything to say about it that others haven’t already said better. Go watch it, it rules! The End of Oak Street: An absolute, unmitigated blast that finally wrests dinosaurs from John Hammond’s cold, dead hands and gives them to people who want to have fun with them again; side note, our power did go out halfway through this movie, which will be hilarious once you’ve watched it, trust me The Gift: Ah, the enduring efficacy of There’s A Guy And He Is Your Problem Now! Mostly very good movie, extremely atmospherically effective, great characterization, great performances, completely falls apart in the last fifteen minutes by trying to balance on tiptoe where any one of us could just sit on a chair instead, but still very worth watching, gets my active recommendation. Good…