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The Perks of Being a Wallflower takes you back and breaks your heart
When a movie is described as “quirky” or “offbeat” or “a coming of age story,” it usually leaves me cold. There’s something about those films that keeps me at a distance – I’m not sure if it’s because I somehow … Continue reading
Justified: Why do I find Raylan and his guns so sexy?
Hey folks, check out my recap of last week’s episode of Justified on the Charter Cable Deals blog: Justified, ep. 6: Foot Chase So the photo included with my recap, which I didn’t select, brings up something complicated about my … Continue reading
Has Lena Dunham read Little Women?
In the most recent episode of Girls, Hannah makes a comment about how the father in Little Women dies of influenza in the war. Do Lena Dunham and the other writers of Girls really think that Mr. March dies of … Continue reading
Justified, ep. 5: Kin
Hey y’all! Check out my recap of last week’s episode of Justified: Justified, ep. 5: Kin Enjoy!
Girls Gone Real
A.O. Scott’s article, “Hollywood’s Year of Heroine Worship,” got me thinking about why I hadn’t watched Lena Dunham’s Girls. I realized that I’d done what Scott cautions against in his article – I wrote off the show because, based on … Continue reading
Justified recaps
Hey y’all! I’ve been re-capping season 4 of Justified for the past few weeks, so check out my posts on the Charter Cable Deals blog. Ep. 1: Hole in the Wall Ep. 2: Where’s Waldo? Ep. 3: Truth and Consequences … Continue reading
The Testament of Mary, by Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín’s spare, unsentimental novella The Testament of Mary presents Jesus’ mother’s perspective on the events described in the gospels. Mary’s account de-mythologizes her son’s story, yet somehow renders it all the more powerful for being completely human. Tóibín strips … Continue reading
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