Somehow, a cliché developed about teachers: they “mold young minds.” This is usually used in a positive context. I have quite a few teacher friends, and all of them want to make a difference in their students’ lives. Certainly, nobody gets into teaching because they like getting paid nothing...
From the very beginning of his career, Wes Anderson has claimed a style that is uniquely his own. His visuals alone immediately indicate his touch. He frames his shots in tight squares, with straight, blocky pans from character to character, creating a storybook style that’s used quite literally when...
Last week, I reviewed the companion book to HBO’s groundbreaking documentary, Weight of the Nation. On Monday and Tuesday nights, HBO debuted the four-part documentary series, which is driven by HBO, the National Institute of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and funded in part by Kaiser Permanente....
It didn’t take long after its release for Oldboy (2003) to become a cult classic. It quite possibly outshines its origin as a manga series, with its shocking scenes featuring the main character, Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-sik) eating a live squid and fighting a mob of henchmen with a hammer...
I admit that I didn’t walk into Dark Shadows (2012) expecting greatness. Based on Tim Burton’s most recent contributions to cinema, I’d anticipated yet another overly done and trite film that would leave me asking: What happened to the man who once delighted both the mind and senses with pieces...
DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS EPISODE— SPOILERS BELOW! Well folks, we’ve come this far, and things are getting very serious, very quickly. After last week’s climactic escape of Bran, Rickon, Hodor, and Osha, Theon wakes up angry and embarrassed. He gathers his men, and...
Guess what? America is fat. I’m sure that a part of you already knows this just by walking down the street, shopping at your local stores and malls, going to movie theaters, and just living in the USA. I don’t say this to sound insensitive or mean about it,...
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Season 1, Episode 10: “Pier Pressure”—January 11, 2004 The word “influence” has multiple meanings, two of which are focused on in Arrested Development‘s “Pier Pressure”—one being “the ability to wield power” and the other being “the influence of drugs.” These are the most common meanings of the word, but...
One tagline for 1994’s The Crow read, “Darker than the bat.” While I’m not a fan of taglines or film advertisements, this one rings true and is especially important in a time when over-the-top DC and Marvel films are filling cinemas like a blanket wave. Just take a look...
Fandom is akin to madness. Any enthusiast of a particular artist, genre, or series knows this agonizing fact intimately. Modern television fans (whose devotion often borders on obsession) bask in their mechanical master’s warming glow on a weekly basis to devour their favorite programs in seasons that often last...
Following Guy Ritchie’s recent re-invention of Sherlock Holmes (2009), starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, a competing re-imagination should have fallen flat. Instead, the BBC’s modern take has propelled its lead actor Benedict Cumberbatch into even greater projects. His upcoming turn as the villain in J.J. Abrams’ next...
When Marvel first announced the reboot of all of their film franchises (known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe), fanboys reacted with all the giddiness of a puppy at a door with a leash in its mouth. Finally, they were going to have a good Hulk movie and definitive films...
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