when I hate writing

What a great first post of the year. The irony here is of course that I’m just trying to avoid the three writing assignments that I took on with almost no intention of doing them on time. I hate writing when I have a deadline. Some of the best stuff comes out when I have […]

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Movie Review: Justice League

The reviews are terrible, but this one isn’t – Justice League really hit the spot for me. And boy, have the reviews been bad. I mean, there are actually people out there who like Thor: Ragnarok more than this. I tend to think that I am speaking objectively as a Batman fan as opposed to […]

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Movie Review: Thor Ragnarok

Let’s be honest; after Thor: The Dark World, there was really nowhere to go back up. That ham-fisted depiction of a superhero torn between two worlds held in place by a girl is overdone. If you’re going to do the same story again, you had best do it better, or at least with a modicum […]

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Series Review: Big Little Lies

If there is a series you should watch next if you haven’t already, it’s Big Little Lies. Basically Reese Witherspoon was tired of women always looking like they don’t have the solutions every time they ask what the solution should be (even though they know what it is, because, in her words, have you ever […]

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Movie Review: Geostorm

I walked into Planet Media at Westgate expecting absolutely nothing from Geostorm and was pleasantly surprised. Aside from conflicts that were to easily solved and what I consider Gerard Butler’s sub-standard acting (ducks to avoid rocks from 300 lovers) it was actually a pretty entertaining movie. Geostorm is exactly what it sounds like – a […]

church but not for White Jesus

When your heart’s been broken a couple of times, you understand the resistance that people have towards ever falling in love again. I get people’s anxiety now. Back when I hadn’t been broken up with and heartbreak was a vague thing I identified with in Celine Dion songs. But after my heart shattered, it was […]

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Movie Review: Baby Driver

Look, Baby Driver isn’t for everyone, ok? It certainly wasn’t for me. (super mild spoilers ahead but no direct plot points, just vague exclamations) This is the thing, if you like Edgar Wright movies (the director/writer dude) then there’s a good chance that you will like this one too. He’s the guy who’s behind Scott […]