Archive - life is disappointing

sing to me of myself, muse

we all saw THE ODYSSEY // and also some self-indulgent thoughts about the internet, contemporary film criticism, and how i could probably benefit from…

Jul 24 • b.d. tuthill

no movie no life

parasocial hour with john early and kate berlant in MADDIE'S SECRET // the official *life is disappointing* tokyo shopping guide

Jul 11 • b.d. tuthill

June 2026

2026 mid-year report: stars getting luckier

three movies about stealing // three movies I missed // five recommendations // some summer forecasts

Jun 27 • b.d. tuthill

knicks nix game six and also some pix

disblowsure day // the right hand comes back in nyc

Jun 21 • b.d. tuthill

EMERGENCY NEWSLETTER: THINGS ARE GOOD

children kill STAR WARS, saves movies // BACKROOMS survives A24 studio notes // OBSESSION airs gen z's post-adolescent laundry

Jun 6 • b.d. tuthill

May 2026

turtles in time

summer vacation german historical slog extravaganza // a boring movie about a tree // a boring movie about a house // time is a concept by which we…

May 29 • b.d. tuthill

may is the cruelest month

IS GOD IS, a few less-seen heist movies, and some other filler content while i work on bigger and better things

May 22 • b.d. tuthill

loser devils, winner freaks

minneapolis's post-mortem on winter // THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2's post-mortem on journalism // orson welles might change your life

May 9 • b.d. tuthill

david lowery stole my graduate thesis

MOTHER MARY is literally a movie about lana del rey/taylor swift and transubstantiation, wtf man i am going to secret window your ass

May 2 • b.d. tuthill

April 2026

three movies about children with cameras

MSPIFF week two: chie hayakawa does the 1980s // carla símon does the 2000s // sophy romvari does the 1990s (and makes the Great Young Millennial Film)

Apr 24 • b.d. tuthill

four movies about old people

MSPIFF highlights featuring ian mckellan (86), roy blakey (94), marianne faithfull (78), a scandinavian witch (maybe immortal)

Apr 17 • b.d. tuthill

the first draft is the deepest

THE DRAMA does everything i hoped it would do // a little bit about MIROIRS NO. 3 and some ranting about genre // MSPIFF 45 kicks off

Apr 11 • b.d. tuthill

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