When we are very, very small, we encounter certain places and things that, along with the people linked to them, serve a formative role within our development as human beings. I hope to no one’s great surprise, some movies did this for me, and over the years writing for this blog I have made an…
What makes great art? Is great art that which sticks with you? Is great the movie/ novel/ painting that changes your perspective on life? Is it a work that can provide you with a sense of comfort and home when you’re feeling your worst? If so, then Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure is, without a doubt, great art. Bill…
Last year I struggled to make a top ten list because I had a hard time picking ten movies I actually liked. With the exception of a few irreplaceable gems, 2014 sucked. I had difficulty yet again compiling such a list, but this time because too many good movies came out in 2015. 2015 was…
– You can’t find out everything from books, you know. – I think I read that once. The Secret of Kells is a refreshingly unique animated movie about a young boy who gets help from a fairy while attempting to create a book “that can turn darkness into light” amidst the threat of viking attacks.…
Room (2015) The Plot: A young woman, Joy (Brie Larson), and her five-year-old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) have spent his entire life (and a little longer in her case) in captivity, confined to a single small room. Despite these conditions, Joy tries to raise her son as a normal human. They play games, she tells…
S Like most of the East Coast, I found myself unable to leave my house this past weekend as Blizzard Jonas dumped record snowfall on Philadelphia. While for many, this snow-in was an opportunity to spend quality time with family or ensure that the “be like (your name here)” meme well overstayed its welcome, I…
I hated Birdman. The best review I read of the film opened by calling its writer/director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu a talentless fraud. This more or less hit the nail on the head. I’ve endured lengthy conversations with numerous people who liked or disliked Birdman to varying degrees, wanting to know exactly what I found so…
Rooster Illusion 