Archive - Buttered Popcorn

The Hundred-Year-Old Grape Vines Next to 101

How I helped a natural wine producer harvest grapes during a trip back home to the Bay Area.

Sep 12 •

The Baltimorons, Riefenstahl, September Movie Preview

Two reviews of new movies and my list of I want to watch this month.

Sep 7 •

August 2025

Can we still fall in love (with a song) this summer?

The vibes were off but here's my summer playlist.

Aug 30 •

How KPop Demon Hunters Became This Year’s Overachieving Asian American Movie

Gonna be gonna be golden.

Aug 29 •

Ten Years of Emotion

The Carly Rae Jepsen album that changed everything (for me).

Aug 22 •

Meals on Wheels

Reviews of “Boys Go to Jupiter” and “Souleymane’s Story,” plus the delivery app-to-AI slop pipeline.

Aug 11 •

Genghis to City: Drop Dead + Tomato Szn Approaching

Brief reviews of "The Fall of Otrar" and "Night of the Juggler," plus some tomatoes I ate last week. At the Movies & In the Kitchen: August 5

Aug 5 •

A review of A24’s (literal) rock documentary “Architecton,” plus my August movie agenda.

Aug 1 •

July 2025

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