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
Silence and the Plight of the Good Christian
I consider myself a believer of the Christian faith, and most films about my faith have been really didactic and preach-y. That’s why I favor films like Silence. Read More
Moonlight: Growing Up Through a Different Lens
Okay. The Golden Globes was last night. Read More
La La Land: Romance and Ambition in the City of Angels
A piece of review offered of this film by David Sexton from the Evening Standard said,“They don’t make films like this anymore.” Read More
