8 May ’13 To start off, I would like to say that as usual I was late to see this film. Somewhere between finals and graduation it slipped my mind that this film was actually making it to theaters. What is there to say? This film is probably the exact fix you need for that summer action flick craving. It's got heroes, explosions, villains, product placement, more product placement, and more product placement. Let me just clarify that this film has tons of product product placement. After the first 20 minutes Read more [...]

8 Nov ’12 Utter confusion. Exactly what you find yourself in through the first half of the recently released Cloud Atlas. This sci-fi film directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, and Lana Wachowski is 172 minutes of mystery, drama, and suspense. I must say I was late to this film, not only in the viewing but also in finding out about its origins. I first stumbled upon the trailer after the film was already late in production, at which point I knew I wanted to see it. To start of Tom Hanks and Halle Berry Read more [...]

7 Oct ’12 "We are infinite" Stephen Chbosky wrote a little novel a while back, little did he know this green covered paper back would soon become a teenage cult classic. As with most teenage novels it miraculously became a film, surprise I know. However, this big difference here is that author of the original text also did an incredible amount of work in the film version, so you won't lost most of the feel of the original work. I read the book my sophomore year of high school and it was one of the few Read more [...]

25 Jun ’12 Images of frescoes and sculptures are most often thought of when art is mentioned, but people rarely think of video games. Maybe because video games are associated with business and entertainment, it loses a little of that supposed 'intellectual' value. Of all people, I will admit that there are video games out there that only promote cute pop culture icons, and perpetuate stereotypical gaming art, but then there are also a few gems which redeem this industry. As most of us know, video games have Read more [...]

24 Jun ’12 Every time I watch Toy Story, the little kid inside of me wants to come out. There is just something so adorable and genuine about Pixar Animations that just makes me tear up. Well, it has been a few years since the Toy Story series, and Pixar has released their latest project which premiered yesterday, called Brave. This animated film would best be described as an "Irish Mulan" so says a colleague of mine, but regardless of its comparable nature to older Disney titles, Brave does stand on its own. Before Read more [...]

13 Jun ’12 It's funny in the past couple of years, as more and more tablets are being developed, companies are continually trying to sell this wholesome idea of selling a product that will make you read or just play angry birds. But regardless of what the sleekest new product is, people tend to forget that the product does not read for them. It has been a few weeks since I lent a friend a copy of John Knowles's A Seperate Peace, and each time I met with him the book seemed to remain unread. Meanwhile sales Read more [...]