With three bedrooms for only two people, I carved out a nice office space. My DVDs were proudly displayed, alphabetized by director. My computer’s second monitor was a 42″ plasma. Surround sound and black-out curtains created a cocoon in which I could insulate myself from the throes of pending adulthood. Pending gives way to irrevocable. […]
Survival at its Fittest: Exploring the Current Post-Apocalyptic Trend
We have made quick transitions between trends in the 21st century, from savior fantasy in Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings (if you don’t think this was a trend I point you to Reign of Fire) to anything vampire (from melodramatic Twilight to melodramatic True Blood to melodramatic Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter…I’m sensing a […]
Mush!
A great deal on Groupon led me to actually see 21 Jump Street in theaters. It turned out to have quite a few funny scenes. One of those great moments played repeatedly in the trailer. It’s when Jonah Hill’s character runs into a relative while undercover with a group of high school drug dealers. He only […]