No, Disney doesn’t hate moms

“Have you ever noticed how n a majority of Disney movies the mom is either dead or not in the picture?? whats up with that??” No, but I’ve heard people say that and am not sure why you… Read More

Downtown…

The movie Girl Interrupted where Angelina Jolie plays a broken selfish mental patient who ruins people around her to feel good about herself made the song Downtown by Petula Clark stick to me with special significance. When it… Read More

The alleged obvious plot hole in Signs isn’t one at all

Spoilers! The twist in the movie Signs is…..         Well, there are a few of them. And actually, this isn’t one of them. This isn’t a twist, it’s just a detail about the movie. Anyway:… Read More

The Barbers Speech

One of the most influential speeches of my life is the following by Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator, a 1940s comedy he wrote to lampoon Hitler. In the film, Chaplin plays a Jewish barbor (Chaplin was not… Read More

Choose Life (monolage from Trainspotting)

Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest… Read More