Howdy. My name is John.

I'm a writer and editor. I've written for Rolling Stone, The AV Club, and Esquire, to name a few. My memoir, Theatre Kids, came out last year.

This is a free newsletter. Short reviews. Occasional essays

This newsletter is free, and it’ll stay that way—for now. However, if you’d like to support my work (and help keep my one-eyed, 11-year-old dog, Morley, stocked with his favorite fancy turkey treats), you can buy a paid subscription as a kind of donation. No pressure, just gratitude.

For now, I’m just here to connect and build a community… and then turn that community into a lucrative cult.

I plan to review whatever I’m watching. New stuff. Old stuff. I love going to the movies, but I also have all the streaming services. All of them.

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I want this to be fun, and I’d love to hear from you. What are you watching? What’s your favorite snack? What’s your favorite musical? Is it Les Misérables?