The summer is almost upon us! Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Wolverine, Man of Steel, Pacific Rim, Monsters University, Fast & Furious 6, The Great Gatsby, World War Z, The Hangover Part III, After Earth, Despicable Me 2, This Is the End, Now You See Me, The Bling Ring, Kick-Ass 2, The…
In a somewhat shorter marathon, I’ll be taking a significant interest into the films that transcend the typical boundaries of entertainment and cast a glimpse into the souls of the authors. Stories with a deeper message than “Good versus evil” have always been a particular favorite of mine, not simply because the writing is, on…
Le quois? Potage (n): …a category of thick soups, stews, or porridges, in some of which meat and vegetables are boiled together with water until they form into a thick mush.(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potage) First thoughts: Hannibal Lecter, you devious bastard. Hannibal continued defying my expectations this week by departing from the killer-a-week pattern and, oh my,…
I’ll be honest, I didn’t get the opportunity to watch a new film to review this week. Struck by glorious inspiration, the majority of my time went into writing, either for a graduate school application or my novel. I really hope that I didn’t mix any of the two up with each other, or else…
This has been a really weird year for me so far. I’ve reviewed, like, five new movies. That’s crazy! Usually I just write about anything I happen to have seen recently, which can range wildly and is how I ended up writing about The Last Unicorn. Of course, movie critics generally try to stay pretty…
Finals week! The bane of every college student and probably also professor. Stress levels are high, caffeine intake is high, nutrition is secondary, sleep is irrelevant, alcohol should probably just not be touched. Finals week sucks most verily. As I wrapped up my exams and was still unmotivated to finish my papers, I once again…
Just in case you hadn’t seen Die Hard. Olympus Has Fallen (2013): The Plot: Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is a really good Secret Service agent. Probably the best. Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) is the President of America. He’s probably not the best, but he’s white and fairly likeable, so he’s definitely up there. Mike Banning…
