Monthly Archives: July 2016
The Subtle Abuse of Expectations
The worst thing you can do to another is leave your expectations of them unspoken. Assuming someone wants to try to do right by you, not telling them what they need to do and then punishing them when your expectations … Continue reading
Review of “Sicario”
* * C Sicario is a crime drama about the war on drugs on the USA/Mexico border. It is the story of FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) who, after a bomb kills two of her team during a raid … Continue reading
Review of “Midnight Special”
* D Special is not a word that should be associated with this film. Midnight is rather apt, because long swaths of footage were so dark that I could not make out a thing on screen. In addition to being … Continue reading
Review of “Stranger Things” (season 1)
* * * * A Stranger Things, an eight hour series on Netflix, is a great piece of horror, reminiscent of Steven King’s “Firestarter” and the novels of HP Lovecraft. Set in the 1970’s in a small town, it tells … Continue reading
