Zero Dark Thirty was one of my most anticipated films of the year. I hate war, especially this one, and truly believe that politicians should all be put in a Gladiator arena and sort out their problems themselves. However, when… Read More ›
Reviews
Mama, I Should Have Stayed Home
The Mad Woman in the… Cabin? Guillermo del Toro’s films have all the elements that I love in horror movies: creepy yet beautiful imagery, atmospheric settings, a creative storyline, and intensely suspensful, dark shadows that make you check the backseat… Read More ›
One Blaze of Glory: Remembering Jonathan Larson
Yesterday marked 17 years since the abrupt death of the young composer and playright Jonathan Larson, best known for his creation of the Pulitzer-Prize and Tony-Award winning musical Rent and the lesser known but still wonderful Tick, Tick…Boom! NEW YORK — It… Read More ›
Django Unchained: The D is Silent, Cracker!
I’ve been surrounded my entire life by black faces. I only have one question: Why don’t they just rise up and kill the whites? What would happen if a slave decided to take revenge? It’s the scenario that’s made white… Read More ›
Les Miserables 2012: This Never-Ending Road to Calvary
It’s a hit: Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway for the gold. Although I love Les Miserables (it was one of the first musicals I saw live) and was very excited to see this adaptation, I didn’t expect to love it quite… Read More ›
Paranormal Activity 4: Not Worth the Concession Stand Calories
I had high hopes for Paranormal Activity 4. I really did. I really, really did. I should have known that there was nowhere to go but downhill since the letdown of Paranormal Activity 3. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed… Read More ›
Coping with Autumn by Scaring Myself to Death
If you know me, you know that I hate the fall. I have hated the fall ever since I was a little kid starting school. The minute mid-August hit, I would feel the inevitable change begin: the morning light that once… Read More ›
Mad Men Finale: Waiting for Godot
So much for the afterglow… On Sunday, I watched the final two episodes of Mad Men’s fifth season — Commissions and Fees and the finale, The Phantom — back-to-back. I had last week’s episode saved on my DVR, and I was… Read More ›
Mad Men, “The Other Woman”
Look into their eyes and you’ll see what they know — everybody dies. I haven’t been as affected by one hour of television drama as I was watching “The Other Woman” episode of Mad Men in a long, long time —… Read More ›
Losing My Mad Men Virginity…
…and why I wish I had waited. I fought the urge to board the Mad Men train. I really did. I had absolutely no interest in watching a show that idealized the early 1960s, and what our mothers fought for… Read More ›
