Finally! Just over a year ago, the lockdowns had us all uncertain of many things, cultural norms being among those concerns. It was my parents anniversary. This year they wanted us all to go out to a movie. What a wonderful opportunity to mark such a lively occasion with an act of freedom. Our local Blue Jay Cinema had closed all four of it's screens since lockdowns began. The marquee simply read "Just keep swimming ~ Dory" for over a year... until recently. Seeing that marqu

Score: 6|10 Cheeseburgers Set with a sort of aloof character undertone, Vivarium offers another take on the concept of purgatory. The best thing to keep an eye out for is what's on the tv's throughout the film. Watching the character behaviors and performances, I began to wonder how the plot twists would evolve, and evolve they do. However, these characters are not reasonable people, but hey, maybe that's how they ended up in a place like this. There are some interesting curv

It's May the fourth! And May the Fourth be with you! Here's ten fun facts about Star Wars that I always thought would be useless information to know, until May 4th became Star Wars day! Enjoy! 1.) George Lucas "saw" a hamburger with one bite out of it and an onion sliver sliding out to the side. This gave him the idea for the final look of the Millennium Falcon. 2.) In the original drafts of Return of the Jedi, the second death star was originally intended to be built in orbi

Score: 9|10 Cheeseburgers Mank is a fantastic biographical film which is essential for modern artists to see. Taking home the Academy Oscar for Erik Messerschmidt's cinematography, Mank is masterfully assembled from screenplay to end product. While in film school, many explorations of the historical nature and feats of older Hollywood films is one of the most valuable take-aways. Most film school programs take us through Citizen Kane in one way or another and if they do not,