Category Archives: Movie Reviews

5 Hour Energy: a homage

I was watching TV when this little gem of a commercial came on, and my finely-tuned media mind began ticking and whirring and emitting sub-sonic blasts like Hermes-the-winged-god’s own turbo engine. So many questions! There’s the subtle overriding motif of … Continue reading

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High on High Life

High Life came and went from theaters with little fanfare. Our loss. This little Canadian masterpiece has become one of my favorite black comedies, a movie that I can watch over and over again. SPOILER ALERT: Tons of spoilers forthcoming. … Continue reading

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Movie Review: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk

A simple, powerful, moving account of one of our worst hate crimes In 1978, when Dan White calmly walked through the offices of City Hall to murder, in cold blood, the two men he, with his small, selfish mind, felt … Continue reading

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The 9-Month Wonder

For Republicans, the Right-to-Life begins at conception…then ends at birth. For those 9 months, that little spoog of cellular material is the highest of holy. The strange baby-centered sentimentalism found amongst the ultra-right wingers always confounds me, as these are … Continue reading

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Christian Bully

I just saw the amazing documentary, Bully, and I highly recommend seeing it. You need to see both the searingly close look at how bullying goes down, and the current living conditions in Small Town Amurrica. The film examines the … Continue reading

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