Paul’s Blog

I am a discerning critic of rare, philosophical, taboo, experimental cinema, foreign and independent films.  I’m not above typically popular main stream flicks but much more enjoy dogme, verite, noir, art & documentaries.  For reasons that follow, I have recently taken to the practice of writing movie reviews on Netflix.  Being a huge movie addict [...]

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EVERY USA UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBER should read this. This is crucial, and not just in some tree-hugging-save-the planet-way (a criticism STUPID faculty have been using for years, to prolong their techno-IGNORANCE). This is crucial because if you CLAIM to support (at least in principle) the VALUE of learning, this represents a quantum leap forward for [...]

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The idea of literary toil and the related concept of long-windedness have been on my mind of late, based on comments I get from time to time about my style of writing. Most of the time though, I see these as diversions or stimulating exercises which are good for the mind. It’s almost like [...]

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