Aliens (1986)

Aliens (1986) – Sequels suck, or so they say. I personally believe that blanket statements are always wrong. ALWAYS. (See what I did there?) Obviously, everyone can come up with exceptions to the “sequels suck” rule. The Godfather Part II won the Academy Award for Best Picture and is considered by many (yours truly included) … Continue reading

subUrbia (1996)

subUrbia (1996) – I took a stagecraft class this past semester and the final assignment was to design and build a model for a set for a play. I decided to use gthe opportunity to check out a playwright I had heard about but who I have never read/seen, Eric Bogosian (though I have seen … Continue reading

Before Sunset (2004)

Before Sunset (2004) — Before Sunrise is an amazing beautiful romantic movie and it has a perfect ambiguous ending.  Your interpretation of that ending can almost sum up what kind of person you are. So why, oh why, would writer/director Richard Linklater, and writer/actors Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy endeavor to make a sequel, eliminating … Continue reading