A clip from J-Lo’s The Boy Next Door is making the rounds on the internet today. In that film, J-Lo plays a teacher who has an affair with one of her students, and in this scene her student gives her an “expensive” … Continue reading The Real “First Edition” of the Iliad and the Dumb J-Lo Clip
I posted the following to a Facebook conversation with my buddy and movie critic Marc DiPaolo (check out his books on amazon.com). Marc had asked if Pulp Fiction is a “deeply religious movie.” What follows is my response, slightly edited. *** If Pulp … Continue reading Pulp Fiction and Religious Consciousness
The best possible review of Guardians of the Galaxy. My only regret is that I didn’t write it. An Academic Critique Of The Film “Guardians Of The Galaxy” « terribleminds: chuck wendig. Continue reading An Academic Critique Of The Film “Guardians Of The Galaxy” « terribleminds: chuck wendig
Last night I had the opportunity to watch Under the Skin (2013), a relatively low-budget sci-fi film ($13 million production costs with a box office, so far, of about $6 million) starring Scarlett Johansson. The film’s production values were surprising — there are a high number of non-actors in the film playing roles that parallel their real lives (see its Wikipedia entry). The film was so weird I had to talk to my wife about it afterwards. Annnd… spoilers. Me: Man that was weird. Sheridan: That film you tried to get me to see? Me: I didn’t think you’d see it. It’s … Continue reading A Conversation about Under the Skin
That day, she was amazed to discover that when he was saying “As you wish,” what he meant was, “I love you.” And even more amazing was the day she realized she truly loved him back. That’s right. When I … Continue reading Things I’ve Learned from The Princess Bride
