Coming of age under the influence of 90's films
This past week I had the opportunity to watch the new documentary on HBO, Woodstock ‘99: Peace, Love, and Rage and it brought back some memories. One of the coolest things I managed to do as a recent high school graduate was to attend Woodstock […]
For some actors, the performance Julianne Moore gives in Safe would be a career defining masterpiece, their one and only shot at award winning fame. For her, it turned out to be just the beginning of a brilliant career. Carol is a rather well to […]
When a movie begins with a joke about a man falling from a building to his certain death, you know you’re in for some dark subject matter with a little bit of black humor. But considering the film is also titled “hate” you should have […]
I’m not sure I can write this. I damn well know I don’t want to. Thirty years gone from one of our last meaningful interactions and I still avoid the topic as much as possible. But staring at the list of important 1995 films and […]
Why is it that time spent on vacation often feels more hectic, and thus less relaxing, than time spent at work? Two weeks away and I’ve criss-crossed half the country a couple of times and now that I’m home I’m more wrecked than I was […]
I never trust anyone who says they wish they could go back and relive their college years. While it certainly could have been fun and liberating at the time, we tend to forget the awkward years that immediately follow. At 22, most 19 year olds […]
I definitely felt like a victim of the old bait and switch the first time I sat down to watch Atom Egoyan’s Exotica. Thanks to some clever box art by Miramax, I was certain that I was about to enjoy an erotic thriller in the […]
There is no reason that Dead Man Walking should’ve had a profound impact on my life. If I hadn’t been a burgeoning young film snob I likely wouldn’t have seen it at all, but when Oscar nominations and buzz came around people were talking about […]
The Film Let’s just get this out in the open right from the start: I cannot pull off a turtleneck the way that Ethan Hawke can. Not even during my youngest, most handsome days could I have made that work well enough to get any […]
Welcome to July! I hope you all had a wonderful month celebrating PRIDE. As we move into the new month I’ll be diving into the films of 1995, officially marking the beginning of the second half of a great decade of films. To celebrate America […]