The Monkey
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'The Monkey' as Sleeper Horror Hit March 26, 2025
I finally got to the theater to see The Monkey, which is surprisingly lively and enjoyable. Though it opened in February, it goes right on playing week after week, quietly making a lot of money while so many other films tank in a rotten year for movi...
On Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys and AI's Doom-Loop March 14, 2025
Did it break the spell? Did rewatching Terry Gilliam’s time travel film 12 Monkeys release the hold it has had on me these past months, haunting my thoughts and dreams, sometimes submerged and half-recognised, but there? This time it was, indeed, a l...
I Used to Teach Students. Now I Catch ChatGPT Cheats March 10, 2025
The Magic Bag. It’s a familiar storytelling device. Ask the bag for something, anything, whatever you might want—and poof, out it pops. We find variations in myths and fables, in jokes, in numerous Twilight Zone episodes. The genie in a bottle. The m...
