Written by Anna Harrison "“Lord Snow” lets us take our time, smell the roses, and is all the better for it. With each episode, we grow closer to the characters and the world becomes more understandable; luckily, Benioff and Weiss … Continue reading.
Tag: Words
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Written by Livvy O'Brien "The star of the film might just be the Baker house itself, a space that feels so authentically cluttered and lived-in. The walls are a curated gallery of the children’s paintings and artwork and the windows … Continue reading.
The Smashing Machine
Written by Patrick Hao "Kerr is a hulking man, mainly torso, who spoke softly and thought deeply - the antithesis of the macho confident image that you would associate with a man of his size, or, in this case, the … Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “The Kingsroad”
Written by Anna Harrison "In this single cut from the condemned direwolf to Bran’s opened eyes, we see the benefits of a filmed adaptation. Within Martin’s limited POV structure in “ASOIAF,” this moment cannot exist; while he positions these chapters … Continue reading.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Written by Anna Harrison "For the first time, Blanc encounters someone who challenges him; while Blanc scoffs at church and religion, Jud forces him to recognize the good it can do..."… Continue reading.
Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad)
Written by Eric Zhu "Shot in telephoto long takes with little to no acknowledgment of an outside world, Serra once again works in the present, but molds reality into something elemental and timeless. In a way, the film is..."… Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “Winter Is Coming”
Written by Anna Harrison "Being one of those annoying people who have complexes about reading the source material before watching the adaptation, I simply had to read Martin’s work before dipping my toe into the show. I devoured them with … Continue reading.
Wicked: For Good
Written by Anna Harrison "Before Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked: For Good” even begins—with Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) fighting to free the animals of Oz and expose the Wizard’s (Jeff Goldblum) treachery—it has already run into one deadly, unavoidable problem: act … Continue reading.
Die My Love
Written by Anna Harrison "I am, for better or worse, one of those people who enjoys reading source material before watching an adaptation. Often, I find that it enhances my viewing experience, and this habit has made me a better … Continue reading.
Wicked
Written by Anna Harrison "Who among us has not talked about “holding space” in the past year? How many Glinda or Elphaba costumes did we see at Halloween this year?..."… Continue reading.
