[SPOILER WARNING FOR THE 1995 FILM SE7EN!!] Thirty years ago, during the first half of 1996, I was a 29-year-old living with his girlfriend in a third-floor corner apartment in Somerville, a short walk from both Davis and Porter Squares. I was either still miserably toiling as an Assistant Registrar at Brandeis University, or I … Continue reading A radical updating of my priors on Se7en
Category: David Fincher
My 2025 Personal Film Festival, Part 1
On the evening of January 4, 2025, my wife Nell and I watched Saturday Night. Jason Reitman’s 2024 film chronicles the final 90 minutes before the first episode of what is now called Saturday Night Live aired at 11:30 pm EST on October 11, 1975. We thoroughly enjoyed the film’s you-are-there verisimilitude, strong performances and … Continue reading My 2025 Personal Film Festival, Part 1
Just Bear With Me... 