Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. Batman Begin

That is absolutely something a human being would say

This is my midlife crisis: a 3,000-word exploration of the pop culture of the Obama era -- that earnest, optimistic, energized, celeb-obsessed, self-conscious, cringeworthy time. (As I told a friend, it was either this or join TikTok.) vulture.com/article/obamac…

While the ‘Crow’ reboot ought to be viewed with an open mind, it’s hard not to feel like the franchise already had the perfect send-off three decades ago. And that’s in large part due to the powerhouse performance of the late Brandon Lee. Miles Surrey: theringer.com/movies/2024/8/…

realclearbooks.com Thursday reads: Luiza Franco for Americas Quarterly, David S Wallace for The Nation, Rob Long for The Daily Beast, Andrew Boryga for his S*bstack, Lincoln Michel for his S*bstack, Miles Surrey for The Ringer, and many others.

Made my Ringer debut with a farewell to Evil, a show I will miss very much theringer.com/tv/2024/8/23/2…

M. Night Shyamalan's impact

Season 2 of Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series doesn’t have to compete with ‘House of the Dragon,’ unlike the first time around. But ‘Rings of Power’ might have bigger problems than a mere rivalry with HBO. Miles Surrey: theringer.com/tv/2024/8/28/2…

What my cat sees when it's time for her daily meds

Good morning, I watched Beetlejuice for the first time and I had some questions theringer.com/movies/2024/9/…

When I first started getting into soccer my parents, bought me two posters: a Rooney one and an Alex Morgan one. I’ve never lived in a world where she isn’t playing, so I tried to write about what she means to WoSo (and me): theringer.com/soccer/2024/9/…

“She could be playing against a wall and it’d be better viewing than half the matches I attended this week.” New piece by giri 🦪 on the joy of watching Karolina Muchova at an otherwise often underwhelming #USOpen. thesecondserve.com/karolina-mucho…

If you're also the kind of sicko who thinks Zodiac is a comfort movie, this list was made for you. Welcome to the 21st-Century Bad Vibes Movie Canon theringer.com/movies/2024/9/…

My piece is behind the Patreon, but just a quick shout-out to Miles Surrey's recent piece on "Beetlejuice" that maybe tees my argument about what the film is "actually about." theringer.com/movies/2024/9/…

Me last night

Proudly proving Spinal Tap's "it's such a fine line between stupid and clever" theory. theringer.com/movies/2024/9/…

His movies are full of iconic lines, he knows how to craft those, but beyond that, he’s just very economical at delivering exposition and moving things along, which he does so well he makes it look easy. Platonic ideal blockbuster writer

I immediately regretted pitching this theringer.com/movies/2024/9/…