Weekend Watch: Speed Racer (2008)—Destroying Film Burnout
I was a big Hot Wheels kid growing up. I had hundreds of them in a big plastic box, half of which were often crammed into my pockets to be played with in my “dirt […]
I was a big Hot Wheels kid growing up. I had hundreds of them in a big plastic box, half of which were often crammed into my pockets to be played with in my “dirt […]
I don’t go to the movie theater. There is nothing inherently wrong with movie theaters (except maybe that the popcorn costs as much as half a week’s paycheck). But as a busy college student, going […]
How do you make a film that will live up to the expectations of two generations? When a character comes from one of the most beloved franchises in the history of animated films, how do […]
Growth is a process with many steps that takes time. I think a lot of times, movies show us the high point of a character’s growth — the titular moment where a character renounces their […]
“Welcome home!” says a broadly smiling, colorfully clad Disney World employee, sweeping the door open for me and my longtime friend/roommate/travel companion, Cayla Cohen. Home? I think, attempting to neutralize my probably-too-judgy expression. A bit […]
At 10 years old, I could never fully comprehend a Taylor Swift song. I did have a few criterion by which I sorted the “bops” from the “mehs,” one being whether it was hype enough […]
There’s no greater panic than using the bathroom during a commercial break. You know the feeling. Your favorite character is facing a life-or-death decision offscreen, and you have three minutes to sprint to the bathroom […]
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