Retro Review: Midnight In Paris
Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen’s comedy is the story of Gil Pender, a timid writer who thinks himself misplaced in time. He longs for the days of old, the golden age, and thinks as many have about...
View ArticleReview: Oz the Great and Powerful
If I’m going to be honest, I have to say I was at most intrigued by Oz the Great and Powerful before seeing it. Not excited. Not totally psyched, but intrigued. Watching the teaser trailers a year ago...
View ArticleBeginners: Retro Review
Beginners staring Ewan Mcgregor, Christopher Plummer , and Mélanie Laurent was a touching story about people who can’t seem to let themselves have a whole lot of fun. From the beginning, the tone of...
View ArticleJoyland – Review
Reviews for Stephen King’s work are always hard for me to write or think about. First and foremost he’s my favorite author. I know that isn’t anything original, there are millions of adoring fans who...
View ArticlePacific Rim – Review
So, here’s the deal, you already know if you’re going to like Pacific Rim or not. The movie hasn’t made itself scarce, it isn’t trying to be subtle. It isn’t hiding behind glossy trailers of voice-over...
View ArticleThe Ocean at the End of the Lane – Review
Seems like whenever I’m in dire straits, looking for something interesting in a sea of boring books, Neil Gaiman comes out with a new novel. I tend not to buy into his hype, I liked the Sandman and...
View ArticleInside Llewyn Davis or, “And what does the cat think of this?”– Review
As with all of my reviews there are spoilers here. Inside Llewyn Davis, the brothers Cohen’s most recent film is a bit of a slog. The Director’s efforts in past films have afforded their work a...
View ArticleThe Wolf Of Wall Street – Review
So, I’m a little late to the party, whatever. Being late to the party may have benefited me in a way I did not anticipate. I was able to read opinions and reviews of The Wolf of Wall Street before...
View ArticleStuff I’ve Been Reading: January
It’s been the better portion of this year since I went through anything I was reading. As an earlier post states, I got bored with it. It was hard to keep any sort of concentration on stories that...
View ArticleStuff I’ve Been Reading: February
I realize at this point, and to be fair the first time I wrote this post I knew it too, that Nick Hornby has a monthly article in The Believer titled Stuff I’ve been reading. This leads me to a couple...
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