During my days in acting school and the many theater classes that followed, my classmates and I moaned about the lack of great roles in movies. Like many whiny, Stanislavski-fueled Brando-wannabees, we’d say, “They don’t make movies like Midnight Cowboy anymore,” “Why can’t every movie be as good as Heat?” and/or “Will there ever be a movie as good as The Godfather again?” I … [Read more...] about DALLAS BUYERS CLUB New Movie Review
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Everyone Needs A Hug and Super Protests and Least Competent Criminals
EVERYBODY NEEDS A HUG After its launch was delayed for a month by the Madison, Wis., city attorney, the Snuggle House was cleared and scheduled to open on Nov. 15 to provide in-bed, pajama-clad “intimate, non-sexual touch[ing]” for $60 an hour. “So many people,” said assistant manager Emily Noon, “don’t have a significant other in their lives” and “just need to be held” … [Read more...] about Everyone Needs A Hug and Super Protests and Least Competent Criminals
Awaken Tea Kombucha Serves Up The Bacteria Maui Needs
In October, when my husband came home from work and announced that the medical industry had made poop pills that will increase healthy bacteria in a person’s guts, I was like “no shit.” It made big news in the media, which makes sense given that people were ingesting fresh poop in hopes of curing their digestive tract. I thought the whole thing totally absurd. Do we really … [Read more...] about Awaken Tea Kombucha Serves Up The Bacteria Maui Needs
ABOUT TIME New Movie Review
About Time has one of the most intriguing opening scenes of the year. A young man named Tim (played by Domhnall Gleeson) is single, looking for love and has just turned 21. His Dad (Bill Nihy) summons him to his office and sits him down for a serious father-son chat. But instead of offering advice on life, girls or a career, Dad reveals that all the men in the family can time … [Read more...] about ABOUT TIME New Movie Review
MACHETE KILLS New Movie Review
There’s a website I love called Trailersfromhell.com, in which famous directors showcase their favorite coming attractions previews. Someone like Guillermo Del Toro or John Landis introduces and narrates a two-minute trailer, telling their personal experiences or the back story of the film in question. Sometimes, the filmmakers choose trailers for the likes of Rosemary’s Baby … [Read more...] about MACHETE KILLS New Movie Review