Finally on my #HollywoodCinematicOverdoseBingeRelapseIRegretDoingThisWeekend was: “Interstellar”. And to cap off this a smorgasbord binge, this film was the amphetamine cherry topping to that smack Sparks flick that had just dumbed me into a coma. My brain went from subdued to singularity implosion the moment I took the wormhole from the galaxy of RomDrama genre to quantum universes and such. That said, it’s the only movie I watched without having to.. Read More
Cinema Binge Pt. 3: “American Sniper” (I get a shame pass; I read the book)
In the midst of my shameful weekend movie binge, I finally watched “American Sniper”. Actually, this one warrants my one-shame-free pass. I mean, I had to watch it… I read the book and in my culture, it’s a sin not to compare to two things. It’s even worse of a sin to writer-kind if you do watch – to not write about it after – ya know, to bring the.. Read More
Cinema Binge Pt. 2: Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here”.
Next from this week’s outta-character-outta-nowhere movie binge was “Wish I Was Here”. (Silent little comical interjections like these always make Zach’s films so much fun.) And… I liked it. I say that with a sort’ve’a shrug, though. It wasn’t “Garden State” level “liked it”, mind you, but it was good. The basic plot surrounded this struggling actor (Braff) dad who’s got recurring superhero fantasies, a couple kids, and who’s supported.. Read More