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• Necessary Fictions

  Notes on the movies and shows that won't leave me alone — and everything I keep discovering in them.

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• Don’t let “Late Fame” fool you

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-08-26

• Christopher Nolan is not okay

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-07-21

• The real monster in “Widow's Bay” is guilt

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-07-19

• What stuck: "A History of Violence"

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-07-16

• The question “A History of Violence” refuses to answer

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-07-14

• The despair of “First Reformed”

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-05-19

• Why Sam Altman reminds me of Anton Chigurh

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-04-20

• Will we fail the test?

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-04-10

• “Margin Call” in the age of “Epic Fury”

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-03-26

• “Unforgiven” is about an incompetent

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-03-23

• “Network” is a prayer, not a prophecy

  Necessary Fictions · 2026-03-15

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