Peter Raleigh

Wool Over Our Eyes: The Enduring Relevance of Michael Mann's The Insider | In Review Online A film criticism essay on The Insider (1999), directed by Michael Mann, for film review site In Review Online.

Have I ever said that I think THE INSIDER is the greatest movie ever made? Well, for my In Review Online debut, I write about the movie's relevant understanding of journalism's capitulating limitations and how those themes are elevated by Mann's signatures.

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Boosting this one very late but I had a truly great time talking about a couple of really interesting Shannon/Herzogs - one of them, Daniella and I agree, criminally under-seen!

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Not a new point, but the assumption underlying this idea is that children are simply extensions of their parents’ political ethos and will never divert from it, an idea that is immediately, obviously untrue.

Sharing again for the evening crowd! Hope we're all having a good one

When they built this in the 90s there was talk of putting up signs warning drivers on the highway so that it wouldn’t be a dangerous distraction. But they couldn’t figure out what the sign could possibly say that would make any sense. “Weird building in 800ft” isn’t very helpful

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Thank you king!

After the Crash Remaking New York in Highest 2 Lowest and The Taking of Pelham 123

For Long Library this week, I wrote a little about Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest and a lot more about Tony Scott's Taking of Pelham 123. Hope you enjoy!
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Something More, Or Less, Than Gratification On Reading Austen's Persuasion

Folks, for Long Library, I wrote about Austen's Persuasion, and seeing the whole of a happy life, and being of use. Hope you enjoy!
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My phone should just do this!

It must be possible to add a function to my phone whereby if I reject a scam call it will not take that call to my goddamn voicemail

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For the evening crowd!

Thank you so much!

A really lovely article on Persuasion.

Thanks man! This one's not exactly "on brand" but I can only write as the spirit moves me

like so many products to come out of silicon valley in the last decade or so, AI is a legal innovation masquerading as a tech innovation. the legal theory seems to be that AI is entitled to everything but liable for nothing.

Something More, Or Less, Than Gratification On Reading Austen's Persuasion

Folks, for Long Library, I wrote about Austen's Persuasion, and seeing the whole of a happy life, and being of use. Hope you enjoy!
peterraleigh.substack.com/p/something-...

Contributed and am sending all my prayers for your son.

Sehr guter Essay über Western als der böse Blick auf die USA.

For Long Library, I wrote about Man of the West, Ride the High Country, and the dark heart of the "classic western." Tap in!
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The reason it feels like a lot of very famous people are dying lately is because the boomers were the last generation with access to intergenerational and nationwide fame for an extremely broad range of talents and professions, and their actuarial tables are starting to roll over.

Even with respect to the movies there's almost certainly a selection bias where the sunnier and more uncomplicated movies are simply forgotten. But even if you go well outside the big names you get plenty of thorny and interesting stuff

Well said!

A great article about two great movies. This "dorm room cinephile" idea of Westerns is unfortunate, but very common

Thank you so much for reading! Sad to say, once upon a time I was that cinephile, which is how I know