‘NIGHTMARE CINEMA’: The Flicker of Celluloid Fear

‘NIGHTMARE CINEMA’: The Flicker of Celluloid Fear

by | Jul 1, 2019

*Authors note: I discussed this film on the upcoming episode of Reel Nerds Podcast in our “What we have been watching segment. However, I felt like I wanted to elaborate my thoughts further and talk about a flick I really dug. *   A woman named Samantha...
Show Time: What Makes a Romcom Good?

Show Time: What Makes a Romcom Good?

by | Jun 29, 2019

I’m a little ashamed to admit that I’ve been watching a lot of romcoms recently. I say ‘ashamed’ mostly because the genre as a whole has a reputation of dumbing-down human relations into “desperate woman and loser man stumble into...
Catching the Miyazaki Classics (Part 5) – The Wind Rises

Catching the Miyazaki Classics (Part 5) – The Wind Rises

by | Jun 24, 2019

Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, perhaps best known for his work with Studio Ghibli, has gained popularity around the world for his creative and imaginative animated feature films. While they were originally released in Japanese, all of them have been dubbed into...
The Shamley Silhouette – Chapter One

The Shamley Silhouette – Chapter One

by | Jun 21, 2019

        Chapter 1: Fanciful Notions     “As a matter of fact, that’s how I knew that Cary Grant had died. Every channel on TV was showing that shot of Cary running away from the plane. It’s strange, isn’t it, that such a...