Furiosa began her journey down the Fury Road in the Summer of 2015 and 9 years later has finished telling her story of the long and arduous journey through the wasteland in search of the culprits that poisoned the world and stole her childhood. I too embarked on a long road trip in the Summer … More Furiosa (2024) as political awakening allegory
Watching this a second time (and this was my first time watching a movie at a drive in theater), with the benefit of knowing the conclusion, is even more interesting … More Rewatch – at the drive in: Get Out (2017) – Jordan Peele
Luce tackles a lot of interesting and thorny topics. I have to say though, even though I recognize a lot of the white-people tendencies on display with Luce’s parents (like avoiding conflict, pretending like nothing is wrong, and white-savior mentality) it is a bit of a stretch to think they are really so bad at seeing through Luce’s B.S. … More Impressions: Luce (2019) – Julius Onah
Palm Springs asks “what is the meaning of life?” and gives a myriad of answers before settling on something between “you only live once” and “let’s make something out of this while we still can.” … More Impressions: Palm Springs (2020) – Max Barbakow
Have you ever felt like you are going crazy while watching a movie and have to frantically google the plot synopsis to make sure you didn’t hallucinate 2/3rds of what you just saw? … More Impressions: Perfect Blue (1997) – Satoshi Kon
The My Morning Jacket at Forest Hills Stadium concert was the very first time I ever intentionally purchased tickets and attended a concert, and it kind of spoiled me because of how good they are live. … More 2017 in Music
Horror is the sense of loss, uncertainty, and fear that comes with tearing down a worldview and working frantically to find and understand the real truth. … More A Theory of Horror
Gibson bends the structure of traditional story telling, the English language, and the reader’s mind, and leaves you wanting more, with two more books in the trilogy waiting to be explored. … More “Neuromancer” by William Gibson
One and a half days in the city is enough time to experience more powerful art than is safe to consume. … More Manhattan – 7/28/2017
Snowpiercer presents a contrary view of humanity than most may like to entertain. Could that explain why this Summer blockbuster failed to break through to American markets? … More Why “Snowpiercer” failed to break through to American markets
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