I saw a woman this morning, a reflection too-long elusive. Her words dirty like grease on rough-hand skin and her stare, viciously sweet like a bullying beauty. This woman produced a laugh, rumbling through her smiling teeth not too white and not too stained from coffee and cigarettes she was picture perfect in vengeance but… [Read more…]
January 13, 2012
The identity crisis stems beyond the demonic possession of these characters – it affects the execution of the film itself. The Devil Inside should win an award for Most Deceptive Movie Trailer of 2011 – the equivalent of a comedy trailer giving away the funniest jokes. The Exorcism of Emily Rose had more character development and depth than… [Read more…]
December 29, 2011
Diablo Cody (writer of Juno and Jennifer’s Body) has a fascination with high school, whether it’d be young adults – quick-witted awkward teenagers whose years of experience is three times their actual age – or functioning adults with an oblivious perception to how they have not grown up. While Jennifer’s Body is an entity unto itself,… [Read more…]
December 10, 2011
Father was a recluse- slave to the glow of the screen glinting off his eyes- a window, black boarded-up in his own personal limbo Father tied is proverbial noose around his wrists and laid to bed that last joy, covered in passionate red. Father was a recluse- shut up tight with all his might a… [Read more…]
December 9, 2011
Can you venture a guess as to when this film was made? (Don’t scroll down, don’t cheat; just watch.) It’s a silent French-American film, with an outstanding, almost purist cinematic styling of the 1930′s and 1940′s. Written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist made its way into the Hollywood circuit in November of 2011.… [Read more…]
December 5, 2011
Frustration and uncertainty are spilling into all crevices around the world. There is unrest between average citizens and their governments, artistic visionaries and the mainstream media. There is a disconnect between societal identities and accepting inevitable change while time will forever progress forward. There is fear for the future of humanity. Some will spend their… [Read more…]
November 27, 2011
Exhibit 1: Black Friday shoppers CRIKEY! Look at the homo-sapiens tear the cellophane with their manicured nails, diving into the body of the crates to extract the juiciest deals. Note the excited yells from the mother to the right of the screen at the beginning as she pushes her offspring into the crowd of carnivorous… [Read more…]
November 25, 2011
My college suite-mate reflects on her middle-class upbringing and gives her insights to the current state of the US educational system. Kristen is the 99%.
January 27, 2012
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