The Cigarette Girl by Carol Wolper This book started out interesting, but ultimately almost turned into a guilty pleasure. The writing is amateurish, but the author stays committed to her story and her voice. There is definitely potential for her to … Continue reading
I love every aspect of this movie. Even today, 8 years after its initial release, the hair and water animations have not been surpassed. However, the animation is only one small aspect of what I love about this movie. … Continue reading
What a surprisingly funny and entertaining movie. There is no doubt that it is very much a genre movie and could easily have fallen into a cliché, but it didn’t. The plot and story progression were excellent, but the performances … Continue reading
This is a really interesting book, from a literary, social and emotional point of view. I am not normally a big fan of “letters” books. Reading the back and forth between two people, for me, often feels tedious, and admittedly, … Continue reading
I had certain reservations going into this movie. Conceptually speaking, there was a huge risk in the making of it. Even if every single individual involved was madly in love and willing to do whatever it took to pull it … Continue reading
A culture of leisure leads to a culture of discontent without action. It is profoundly not true that we are beasts of leisure. Our minds have absolutely no way to handle all that down time. We are inherently problem solvers. … Continue reading
When I first saw the trailer for this one, I immediately dropped it into that bucket of apocalyptic movies that I love to hate. In spite of the great cast, I wasn’t expecting much so I wasn’t sure that I … Continue reading
This is one of those guilty pleasures kind of movies for me. When I think about it, I know that I am being emotionally manipulated with all of the standard tricks of story telling, but when I am watching it, … Continue reading
If you have enjoyed any of Cormac McCarthy’s recently popularized works (the Road, No Country for Old Men…) you will undoubtedly find a familiar voice in this, his first work. It is clear in this work that McCarthy found his … Continue reading
This is a very special movie and I bounce back and forth between being completely in love with it and being sometimes irritated by it. But, that is the way with dreams. In the right mood their incoherent nature stimulates … Continue reading
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