1. (500) Days of Summer (2009, Marc Webb, PG-13) Did they read my journals or something? How can this movie so accurately resemble my current situation? I loved this movie. The story, the presentation, the dialogue, the non-dialogue… all of it was great. Such a refreshing, creative, interesting, relatable movie. I came away feeling down aboutContinue reading “95 Movies in One Year: The Top Ten”
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95 Movies in One Year
I watched 95 movies in one year and only had one rule: it had to be a movie I had not seen yet. After 365 days of watching films, here is the ranking of all 95 movies, from worst to best. Let me know what you think! After scrolling down to see the list, click here for the reason behind the topContinue reading “95 Movies in One Year”
Apathy in America: To respect our flag or not?
Disrespecting the American flag is a relatively new phenomenon. It was only in the late 60s/early 70s that burning the American flag became popular among Vietnam War protesters. This practice was illegal, but since then has been covered under the rights of the 1st Amendment. Even in 2011, the question remains whether it’s the people’sContinue reading “Apathy in America: To respect our flag or not?”
This Was Not A Date
It finished with a 20 minute ride home shortly after midnight and the scent from tulips riding shotgun filling up the cab of my car. I don’t even remember if I turned on the radio, but I have a crystal clear memory of looking up to the dark starry sky hanging over Interstate 24 andContinue reading “This Was Not A Date”
Second-by-Second Review of “Friday” by Rebecca Black
This is what music has come to, readers. Enjoy! Scroll down past the video to get my thoughts and synopsis of this song. 0:00 starts with a desk calendar featuring almost-familiar quotes for each weekday. Pencil video effect, nice touch. 0:03 I know watching this is a gigantic mistake. 0:11 clicked on the X to closeContinue reading “Second-by-Second Review of “Friday” by Rebecca Black”
Out of the Wilderness 