Alexandra Lange

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Pre-Blog Work

Here are links to writing published before I began this blog in June 2009.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

After viewing He's Just Not That Into You and Confessions of a Shopaholic, I need to effect my own romantic comedy ban.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Spoilsport

Though the BBC teen series Skins isn't boring, I find it icky. Too much sweat, too much drugs, too much barf, too much nudity.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Perfect Pairs

Our admiration for Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy led us to Netflix her first film, Old Joy.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

People in New Houses...

Why is every episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey set at an overdecorated Italian restaurant with a large parking lot?

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Aloysius is Missed

I took my chances to see if the 2008 remake of Brideshead Revisited was as good as the multi-part original.

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Home Front

Good Neighbors is a cautionary tale, reminding us to focus less on what’s coming in to your home and more on the individuals already inside.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Textile Psychology

In Brick Lane it is the fabric that does most of the talking, for while the novel is very interior, the film is not.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

The Beauty of a Park

The High Line in Manhattan, whose first section opened Monday, would seem to be Olmsted’s nightmare.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

The Beauty of a Park

The High Line in Manhattan, whose first section opened Monday, would seem to be Olmsted’s nightmare.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Why Plant Your Own?

In the constant quest for green space in Brooklyn, our neighborhood is relieved at the sight of the Urban Meadow.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Lost Loves

It's slowly dawned on me that the lead character of many shows — Sex in the City, Weeds, The West Wing — is actually grating.