The 5Y Archive
The 5Y Archive
Everything in one clickable place is here! Can't believe it's been a year and a half of this newsletter. Time to keep it all stored in one place for safe keeping.
Official 5 Years Essays -
Favorite Films, Favorite Songs
4. “Gone For Good” - The Shins
5. The Sunset Limited - Tommy Lee Jones
6. “He’s Kissing Christian” - That Dog.
7. The Day The Earth Stood Still - Robert Wise
9. Take This Waltz - Sarah Polley
10. Brief Encounter - David Lean
11/12. “Divorce Song/F--k & Run” - Liz Phair
13. Wendy and Lucy - Kelly Reichardt
14. “Red Dragon Tattoo” - Fountains of Wayne
15. The Letter - William Wyler
16. “Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)" - Sufjan Stevens
17. Cloak & Dagger - Richard Franklin
19. “All My Friends” - LCD Soundsystem
21. She Dies Tomorrow - Amy Seimetz
22. Wonder Boys - Curtis Hanson
23. “Untitled #3 (Rhubarb)” - Aphex Twin
24. Confessions of a Sociopath - Joe Gibbons
25. “Sappy” - Nirvana
26. Permanent Record - Marisa Silver
27. “Mayonaise” - Smashing Pumpkins
28. You Can Count On Me - Kenneth Lonergan
29. The Servant - Joseph Losey
30. “Sweet Thing” - Van Morrison
31. Asteroid City - Wes Anderson
36. Sex, Lies, Videotape - Steven Soderbergh
37. “The Rolling Clouds” - Paul Baribeau
38. Dream Scenario - Kristoffer Borgli
39. “Fake Plastic Trees” - Radiohead
42. “Just What I Needed” - The Cars
43. Shutter Island - Martin Scorsese
44. “Brittle Boned” - Julien Baker
45. Punch-Drunk Love - Paul Thomas Anderson
46. “All My Friends” - Souled American
47. Savannah Smiles - Pierre De Moro
48. “X French Tee-Shirt” - Shudder To Think
49. All The Real Girls - David Gordon Green
50. “Sea of Teeth” - Sparklehorse
51. Planet of the Vampires - Mario Bava
52. “Jim Cain” - Bill Callahan
53. Upstream Color - Shane Carruth
55. June 17, 1994 - Brett Morgan
56. “Ain’t Even Done with the Night - John Mellencamp // “Concrete Sky” - Beth Orton
57. The Last Starfighter - Nick Castle
58. “Not Dark Yet” - Bob Dylan
Extras! Extras! (Guest Posts)
1. 5 Year Project (Introduction)
4. New Movie Reviews (Knock at the Cabin, etc.)
5. Roger Ebert & The Empathy Machine
6. Guest Contributor #1: Patrick Ripoll
7. New Movie Reviews (Showing Up, etc.)
8. Guest Contributor #2: Sharon Gissy
9. Review/Interview: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
10. 2023 Chicago Critics Film Festival Coverage
11. New Movie Reviews (You Can Live Forever, etc.)
12. 2023 - New Record - 100% Sweet
13. 2023 - Mid-Year Rundown - Favorites So Far
14. David Wain: Meeting My Comedy Hero
15. New Movie Reviews (Hannah Ha Ha, etc.)
17. Guest Contributor #3: Collin Souter
18. New Movie Reviews (The Holdovers, etc.)
19. Guest Contributor #4: Bill Ackerman
20. Guest Contributor #5: Ryan Verrill
21. 20 Favorite Records Of 2023
22. Guest Contributor #6: Chloe Waryan
24. Beyond The Sight & Sound Canon (They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?)
25. New Movie Reviews (Civil War, etc.)
26. 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival Coverage
27. 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival Wrap-Up
28. New Movie Reviews (Janet Planet, Kinds of Kindness, etc.)
29. Guest Contributor #7: Andy Fox
30. 1 ½ Years of This Newsletter
31. 2024 So Far
32. New Movie Reviews (Longlegs, etc.)
33. Guest Contributor #8: Never Angeline North
"Let's Get Physical Media" (New Feature)
1. May 2024 (The Rain People, 12 Strong, Devil’s Doorway, City of Hope)
2. June 2024 (American Gigolo, Mute Witness, Homework, Crocodile)
3. July 2024 (The Man From U.N.C.L.E, Red Line 7000, Swingers, Allied)
All new reviews here too:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/jim-laczkowski/movies
