The power of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” stems from its restraint: a piano’s torch song, nearly Sinatra-like; the singer’s nasal-mush baritone, divinely. Strings ...
The impact of two Legend of Zelda games––Ocarina of Time (1998) and Majora’s Mask (2000)––on cinephiles of a certain age bears excavation. The games introduced...
Early into Broadcast News, James L. Brooks’ meditation on crises of intimacy and media, Aaron demurs to best friend and unrequited love, Jane: “Wouldn’t this b...
Frank Falisi is an Associate Editor at Bright Wall/ Dark Room. His writing has appeared in Reverse Shot, Mubi Notebook, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and other outlets. He is currently a student at CUNY's Graduate Center.
