Article by: Josh Bradley When Parks and Recreation premiered in 2009, one of the main characters of the ensemble cast was Mark Brendanawicz (Paul Schneider), the City Planner in the fictional Pawnee, IN, and sometimes-love interest to our hero, Leslie Knope (the inexplicably-Emmy-less Amy Poeller). After teasing a romance with Leslie
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Stranger Things: Review
Article by: Anthony Florez Minor spoilers involving tone and some general stuff... I saw an article the other day that referenced Stranger Things, with the question 'Has homage become a genre of its own?' and it made me hesitate. Then I got defensive because, as will soon become apparent, I am madly in
Star Trek Beyond: Film Review
Article by: Anthony Florez This will be written in two parts, the first half before seeing the film and the second after. I'm hoping that this will allow for some reconciliation between my lowered expectations and severe prejudice towards the movie and the high critical praise that it is receiving among film
Hirokazu Koreeda: How Life Flows
Article by: Huimin Li Hirokazu Koreeda is not a director with great ambition. He never tries hard to represent Japan or society, yet most of his works seem effortless, focusing on the simplest details of everyday life. Kore-eda produces not just movies, but also documentaries, the stories of our neighbors, and
Ghostbusters Movie Review
PREACHER EPISODES 6 & 7 REVIEW
Article by: James Kidd Praise the Lord, Preacher fans! Whether you are a fan of the comic book series or of AMC’s television adaptation, the show has finally gotten into its twisted grove, throwing Jessie, Tulip, Cassidy, and the other denizens of Salvation, Texas headfirst into the darkly humorous and twisted
Top 5 Fever Induced Theories of How Game of Thrones Will End
Article by: Anthony Florez The only good thing about food poisoning yourself is all the time you can spend laying in bed trying to think about anything other than the apocalyptic dehydration ravaging your digestive system. I could think of no better way to distract myself than to rewatch some earlier
Something Nice to Say: The Case for the Lovely Bones
Independence Day: Resurgence – Review
Article by: Anthony Florez The sequel to the 1996 summer blockbuster, Independence Day: Resurgence, is a fitting and satirical metaphor for the burden of war on a younger generation and how, once the mantle is passed, the responsibility of security on a global stage can affect different cultures, leading to a loss
Game of Thrones, Season Six Finale: The Winds Of Winter
Article by: Anthony Florez Spoilers ahead. Spoilers ahead. Spoilers ahead. How beautiful was the opening King's Landing sequence in Game of Thrones season finale, The Winds of Winter? And I'm not talking about just the typically great cinematography, but the music, that piano arrangement that delicately built layer after layer of tension