Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

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About Fabrizio del Wrongo

Recovering liberal arts major. Unrepentant movie nut. Aspiring boozehound.

Notes on “The Magnificent Ambersons”

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: By turns lyrical and grotesque, and sometimes, unaccountably, both at the same time, “The Magnificent Ambersons,” despite its mutilated form, may be the great movie about the putrefaction of America. Its mutilated state plays into its … Continue reading →

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Notes on “About Elly”

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “About Elly” uses the disappearing-woman device from “L’Avventura” but to a much different end. Where Antonioni uses it to comment on the modern condition, taking a quintessentially macro POV, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi uses it to … Continue reading →

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Notes on “The Minds of Men”

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Aaron and Melissa Dykes, who operate under the name Truthstream Media, are Alex Jones expats (they seem to regret the affiliation) who make videos about government cover-ups, conspiracy lore, and the like; they’re like Mulder and … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Notes on “The Birds”

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The moods of Hitchcock’s movies from the ’50s and early ’60s were often keyed to his leading ladies. “Vertigo” is voluptuous and mysterious, like Kim Novak. “To Catch a Thief” is pert and a little mischievous, … Continue reading →

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Wilt and Wither

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There are certain objects, to which politicians show a marked partiality, which can be classified as bad ones, to be avoided on all occasions. They include political actions such as freedom, justice and democracy; or, to … Continue reading →

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Quotes from a New Yorker Article

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Today there is a craft-coffee shop across the street, on the first floor of a building from 1898, which was home to the S. H. Kress & Co. department store. During a recent renovation, workers found … Continue reading →

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Linkage: The Other Side of Russiagate

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Former intelligence pros believe the Dems’ data was leaked, not hacked. Ray McGovern and Bill Binney do a nice job of filling in the details of a believable counter-narrative. More from McGovern and Binney. “[N]o intelligence … Continue reading →

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Its High Phrases Acted Like the Music of Armies

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Young Cromwell in early boyhood received this Calvinist or Puritan spirit, in part no doubt from his parents, in part from the group of townsmen in Huntingdon with whom they were connected; but especially from the … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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