Rooster Illusion: ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’

Blue is the Warmest Color (2013): The Plot: Seventeen-year-old Adèle (Adèle Exarchopolous), exploring her sexuality for the first time, becomes infatuated with the blue-haired college student artist Emma (Léa Seydoux). The two fall in love and begin dating. Over the years, the relationship shapes Adèle, helping her find confidence to pursue her professional goals, even…

Rooster Illusion: ‘Appaloosa’

This week, I felt like taking a break from all the new releases and critically acclaimed films of yesteryear. Now, who wants to read about a deliberately-paced Western? Guys? Where did everybody—ah, what the hell. Appaloosa (2008): The Plot: When bad guy rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) guns down the sheriff and the deputies in cold…

SciFridays: “Repo Men” (2010)

Baddie – Missing the point. Lesson – Some shady Hollywood business. Happy Valentine’s Day, you guys! If you haven’t yet, check out my review of the appropriate My Bloody Valentine and the remake with Jensen Ackles! After my brief tryst with lists a few weeks back, I’ve felt the overwhelming desire to finally investigate this movie–the…