Call Me by Your Name ventures into a realm of romantic and sexual possibility in some sunny territory referred to only in the film as “somewhere in Italy.” Luca Guadagnino is a master of lavish and seductive tones but, guided…
Shia LaBeouf Parties Hard in First Trailer for American Honey
A24 has been on top of it this year. Their studio has been a shining star in the industry, taking in more of the diverse and controversial material. So far, they’ve released The Witch, The Lobster, and Green Room all…
Movie Review: ‘Sleeping Giant’
The title of the film Sleeping Giant refers to a piece of land sitting by Lake Superior, a beautiful locale of high ridges, green thickets and peaceful waters. These images haunt the film’s opening moments, but before we can truly…
‘The Tragic Age’ Blog Tour: Author Interview
The Tragic Age is a brilliant coming of age novel–one that has been likened to both The Catcher in the Rye and The Outsiders–that follows Billy Kinsey as he navigates his way through what many consider to be one of the most…
Read of the Week: Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Cammie McGovern’s insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we…
Book Review: A Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier
For Cleo Berry, the people dying of the Spanish Influenza in cities like New York and Philadelphia may as well be in another country–that’s how far away they feel from the safety of Portland, Oregon. And then cases start being…
Book Review: How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler
Grace is losing her best friend Kya. Kya is losing her common sense. Me, well I’m losing my non-existent sanity. At the end of the day though, Janet Gurtler never loses the reader. (I’m sorry, you’ll have to excuse my…