An esoteric review of The Matrix Reloaded originally posted on Salon.

An interview with filmmaker Richard Linklater about the ultimate head flick Waking Life

From bamboo furniture to decorative brooches, old junk fetches big money on Antiques Roadshow.

An eco-critical look at the magical and sometimes demonic role the rainforest plays in films and in popular environmental consciousness.

A review of the Kung Fu television shows, both fils and pere.

One of the first sustained reviews of The X-Files, one of the most important shows of the 90s.

Why is the world of computer games saturated with occult, mythological, and even religious themes?

A review of the very strange 1993 TV miniseries Wild Palms, which took on virtual reality, Hollywood cults, and Lynchean weirdness.

An essay on American animation, on the occasion of Turner's launch of the Cartoon Network.