Maggie's Plan opens quickly with its central conflict: Maggie (Greta Gerwig) is a young college professor looking to have a child, but with no real successful relationship to bolster it. So she has a solution: she's got an old college … [Continue reading]
In the Spring of 2006, I found myself looking forward to the final (at the time) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End for one specific reason: the kraken. Specifically, the releasing of the kraken. I actually had to Google it. I had no … [Continue reading]
Recently I drew a picture of Superman for one of my students to color over. I swear I drew that signature Superman curl, but, unfortunately, it was too tight of a curl for a black Crayola marker to navigate. Additionally, I need to work on my … [Continue reading]
By either serendipity or dumb luck, I found myself reading two upcoming film adaptations back-to-back. Both of them are fantastic in their own way. Both of them have trailers that show they are as perfectly-cast as you could hope for. And both of … [Continue reading]
There are two TV shows that I have yet to see a single frame of and yet I am dying to witness: The Americans and Fargo. Both of them are on the FX Network. Both of them have had good to great first seasons that have taken a giant leap to greatness in … [Continue reading]