Matthew Lickona

Matthew Lickona is a Reader contributor. See staff page for published articles.

Comments by Lickona

Afterimage: Funny, Gatsby doesn't look Jewish

Also, there is at least the implication that Wolfsheim is using the fair-haired Gatsby to infiltrate WASP society - I think he's a goyim tool, not a fellow Jew. Plus, Fitzgerald's overriding thematic concern was class, not race. The difference it made when you were born into money.
— May 16, 2013 11:22 p.m.

Afterimage: Funny, Gatsby doesn't look Jewish

Alas, Jew or Not Jew says: not a Jew. http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=757
— May 16, 2013 11:19 p.m.

Dear A Clockwork Orange: let The Great Gatsby be your guide to the wonderful world of merchandising!

Argh! No, not yet. Hoping to make it. Thanks for the heads up!
— May 16, 2013 11:57 a.m.

I tried to watch Layer Cake and this is what happened

Just fine, thanks. Especially the ending.
— April 23, 2013 9:44 a.m.

I tried to watch Layer Cake and this is what happened

What's a DVD?
— April 22, 2013 12:16 p.m.

Shut up, racist

I don't think I've given a five-star yet. I four-starred Beyond the Hills, though I realize that many many people would not want to sit through that.
— April 17, 2013 10:11 a.m.

Lickona finally in on the joke

Uncle.
— April 11, 2013 4:53 p.m.

Lickona finally in on the joke

Well, as long as it's a religious picture.
— April 10, 2013 10:45 a.m.

Why I walked out on Evil Dead

Nice Shemp reference! Good piece, too. I'll note here that it got one star because I really did feel wrung out after the film ended, so I think it did what it set out to do.
— April 4, 2013 10:53 p.m.

The Shining is The Evil Dead

Not even once, sir.
— April 4, 2013 8:37 a.m.