Smiling Through Sadness With Wes Anderson in ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
In a few words, Wes Anderson’s eighth and most recent film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is funny, beautiful, quick, clever, star-studded, and strange. It’s the same description easily applied to any of his previous works, and also the standard veil for a strong undertone of sadness Anderson places at the… [Read More]
Hey Arnold! Still Informs Every Day of My 23 Year Old Life
When I was in the 4th grade, I was just like any other nine year old: naïve, curious, and impressionable. In other words, I was stupid. Sure, I could solve fractions. Sure, I could write in cursive. But outside of home, school, and the extra-curricular activities my parents forced me… [Read More]
A Very Ellen Oscars
Anyone who watched the Oscars last night knows that it was a relative hit. In fact, it was the most viewed Academy Awards show since 2005. How did Ellen Degeneres pull off such success? By sticking to her tried and true formula. Here’s a list of ways Ellen made the… [Read More]
Oops, I Accidentally Respect Matthew McConaughey As An Actor
I didn’t mean for it to happen, it just did. He’s always been appealing in the most vapid sense of the word. Any man is appealing if he has dimples, and a healthy tan, and that defined group of V-shaped muscles that sits on one’s pelvis. (Is there a name… [Read More]
Jimmy Fallon: Musical Comedian or Comic Musician?
The above video is from a Counting Crows show in 1999. Sometime during the performance, a young Jimmy Fallon was called on stage to perform some parodies of famous 90s bands centered on a very 90s object, the troll doll. If the combination of this doll and the bands that… [Read More]
You Probably Loved Harold Ramis Without Even Knowing It
Upon news of Harold Ramis’ death, the loudest cries of mourning were of his big achievements, Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation, and Ghostbusters to name a few. But if you weren’t particularly in tune with 1980s comedies, the name probably didn’t ring a bell upon first mention. Ramis didn’t fade out… [Read More]
Predicting Your Impending House of Cards Season 2 Binge
This Friday, which happens to be Valentine’s Day, Netflix will push all 13 Season 2 House of Cards episodes to its servers. As with all V-Days, this timing is either awesome or frustrating depending on your relationship status. Furthermore, due to this give-them-everything model of release, the collective pop culture… [Read More]
All the Things We Love to Hate about Downton Abbey
There are plenty of intellectual reasons to watch Downton Abbey. The period costumes are breathtaking, the dynamic between classes is intriguing, your girlfriend is making you, and it’s an intimate look at all the working cogs at the estate of an Earl during the social and economic shift occurring in… [Read More]
The Coen Brothers Don’t Give a Fuck
The Coen brothers don’t give a fuck. In other words, the Coen brothers tend to create narratives that are in the purest sense, unique – films only the duo themselves could make. And they love not making any sense. Actually, I think they get a kick out of it. Each… [Read More]
Girls, You Are Not as Awkward as Jessica Day, and That’s Okay
Zooey Deschanel’s character in New Girl is appealing for lots of reasons. She’s cute as a button. She lives in a bomb-ass loft in LA and is the den mother to several attractive roommates. She bakes. She crochets. She crafts. Additionally, those who will need art materials and reliable hot glue… [Read More]
