Ashley Vaught

Ashley Vaught is a former philosophy professor who writes about books and films and occasionally ideas. He works as an editor and SEO consultant for a photography production company located outside of Philadelphia, PA.

Not-So-Jumping July 2026

Greatest hits included: “They Drive By Night”, “The Asphalt Jungle,” and “The Prestige”. Lows …. “Close Encounters of The Third Kind”?

2026-07-04
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Malicious May 2026 Consumption

Greatest Hits: Shakespeare’s “Richard III”, and Bunuel’s “El” and “This Gun for Hire”, being the first screen collaboration of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.

2026-06-05
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

1983 Specialized Sirrus: Goodbye Sweet Prince

A short report on my first real bike, a used 1983 Specialized Sirrus. Purchased for a song and sold for $20.

2026-06-01
Idle Reflections

Aspiring April Consumption 2026

Best of included “The Heat” (2013), “The Violent Men” (1955), “Brute Force” (1947) and Percival Everett’s novel “The Trees”. Worst of? “Happy Gilmore 2”!

2026-05-06
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Meretricious March 2026 Reading and Writing

Greatest Hits!: “The Hit” (1980) and “Plate Tectonics”. Lowest Lows: “Death Proof” and “The Big Hit”.

2026-04-09
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Pastiche or Double Dipping: Tarantino’s “Deathproof”

I opine that Tarantino’s “Death Proof” double-dips: that it marks out sexist language and imagery as much as it trades in them.

2026-03-05
On Film, Movies, Cinema Confessions of a Bad Movie Watcher Viewing Journal

Febrifugal February 2026 Consumption

Greatest hits!: “Okla-fucking-homa!” (1955). Not even kidding. “Millions” (2004). “Reservation Dogs” (2021-23)
Lowest lows …. “The Aprils Fools” (1969)?

2026-03-01
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Cinema’s Concepts? Deleuze’s The Time Image

Thinking about montage and decided to pick up “The Time Image” and …

2026-02-16
Reading Journal On Ideas, Concepts, Intuitions On Literature, Books

Janissary January 2026 Consumption

Greatest hits of January: Euripides’ “Andromache”, “Manchester by the Sea”, “Civil War”, Hegel, Hegel, Hegel, Simone Weil’s essay on the Iliad, “The Naked City”.
Misses: “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” and, pointedly, “Where the Truth Lies”.

2026-02-07
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Euripides’ “Iphigenia in Aulis”

This play narrates the moments preceding the sacrifice of Iphigenia so that the Greek fleet can set sail for Troy.

2026-02-06
On Literature, Books Reading Journal

December 2025 Consumption (no, not tuberculosis)

Greatest Hits: Have you read Euripides? Why the hell not? Don’t tell anyone.
Worst Cuts: The Contractor with Chris Pine, The Painter with Bob Shitlips

2026-01-05
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Nervous November 2025 Consumption

Greatest Hits: Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Green Porno, The Thunderbolts. Lowest Lows: Thor: Ragnorak,

2025-12-13
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

September & October 2025

Best listening experience of Sept-Oct: Wire’s 1977 album “Pink Flag”. So rad.

2025-11-03
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

The Master (2012): “Where Are the Naked White Women?!”

Paul Thomas Anderson again bends reality to his will in his 2012 film “The Master”, with naked women resulting.

2025-09-21
On Film, Movies, Cinema Viewing Journal

Hazy July & August 2025 Consumption

Greatest Hits: Sahara, To the Lighthouse. Lowest Lows: The Bear, Rocky III.

2025-09-03
Monthly Reading, Viewing Report