Hi! It’s been a while since I posted on this blog. I will kick off May by talking about one of this year’s most buzzed-about films, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2! Read More
Father John Misty’s “I Love You, Honeybear” Music Video: Modern, Romantic Tragicomedy
Father John Misty is releasing his newest album, Pure Comedy, on April 7th. His songwriting and conceptualizing prowess is one of the strongest in the music industry right now, at least in my opinion. Read More
Beauty and the Beast: An Ode to Square Pegs in Round Holes
My friend who arrived to the United States at the same time as I did – which is around fall last year – is a big fan of this Disney movie; she attended a special screening with merchandise and bonus attributes that costs nearly $40. And that is the first time she’s been in a movie theater since last Summer. Read More
Sorry I Left You on Read!
Somewhere in the middle of the West Javanese expanse, there was a group of high school students in a Christian youth camp. Read More
Get Out, Stay Woke
HELLO, JORDAN PEELE. WELCOME TO THE NEW INDIE HORROR CANON CLUB. Read More
Let’s Talk about the 2017 Oscars and All That Jazz
[flexes fingers] Ah. I should be working on my 7-page anthropology essay, but, last night’s Oscars was such a beautiful mess. I’m going to write about it here and I promise I won’t brag about it too much on Twitter or Instagram. Although I will never shut up about Moonlight, but, still…. Read More
Revisiting Moonlight: The Wonder of Staying Alive
I thought I didn’t relate to Moonlight. Man, I was fucking wrong. Read More
Lion: Roads that Lead Home
I’ve been waiting for Lion. I am a big fan of the child-of-two-nations theme in narrative, and this film has been under lots of Oscar buzz recently. Read More
Paterson: The Indispensability of Art
Finally! My first Jarmusch! Read More
Revisiting La La Land: In Defense of A “Bittersweet” Ending
Warning! This post contains spoilers from La La Land, and is intended to be read after you have watched the film until the end. If you don’t want to be spoiled, close this tab in an orderly fashion. Read More
