Arts & Culture
I’m great, however
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I'm great, however . . .
Things are getting better.
Actually they're great.
“I'm great,” I smile.
“Me too,” she glows.
We're great.
However . . .
. . . it could always be better.
My thoughts wonder.
Tamper....
Bruises, blood and welts
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A screen-shot of an electronic waiver is displayed. It allows a viewer to state, with a click of a mouse, that he or she is of legal age and consents to viewing whatever material...
Dearest David Lynch
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Dearest David Lynch,
I write this letter to you as a concerned and interested fan. I have been following your work for as long as I can remember. Blue Velvet blew my mind. Mulholland Drive...
‘Let the wild rumpus begin’
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In only 10 sentences Maurice Sendak crafted a story involving adventure, mischief and — most of all — partying. Where the Wild Things Are, already one of the best-known picture books, was recently given...
Look on the bright side…
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Ever since I saw Prairie Theatre Exchange’s interpretation of Girl in the Goldfish Bowl four, five, maybe six years ago, I have loved both the PTE and playwright Morris Panych. Even after seeing hundreds...
Lazy, Hazy, Unamaze-y
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For the last decade or two, zombie films have been released with staggering frequency. It makes sense; a producer can hire novice writers and hack directors, and, so long as they have seen a...
Shutt’er Down
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Director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio pair up for the fourth time on Shutter Island, a film that looked thrilling in trailers but is not-so-thrilling in reality.
The film takes place in Boston...
