Film

Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way really quick. The original “Avatar” from 2009 was absolutely stunning to look at but was so derivative when it came to the story, dialogue and characters that it left almost zero cultural imprint, while simultaneously making more money than any other movie ever made. […]

If there’s something we have plenty of in the majestic Pacific Northwest, it’s urban legends and folklore. We’re the birthplace of Sasquatch, the UFOs at Mount Rainier, The Bandage Man of Cannon Beach, and of course, D.B. Cooper. Obviously, D.B. Cooper is a bit different since he was a person who definitely existed and is […]

There’s something that makes me feel a little like I’m chewing sour grapes when I sit down to pick apart a movie that ultimately exists just to wildly entertain people. Like, there’s nothing inherently “bad” about the movie or that makes it a lesser exercise in cinema, but ultimately feels like the popcorn we munch […]

If there’s one person that you can feel safe and comfortable around, let it be yourself, because if the whole world is telling you that you can’t let it out, don’t beat yourself up as well. Be the one person who knows it’s OK.” —Ocean Robinson, “A Reflection of Self” Right as I sat down […]

Quick question: is it Seasonal Affective Disorder when you look outside, see snow on the ground and then instead of taking care of business for the day, you crawl under a pile of blankets and pillows so thick and tall that, for all intents and purposes, you no longer exist in the rational human world […]

Hollywood has been making films about the gulf between the haves and the have-lesses since long before I was born, and it’s probably getting more difficult for filmmakers to mine anything new from the subject. Considering that the gulf has only gotten larger as time goes on and that the tech boom has only exacerbated […]