As someone who’s struggled with and been institutionalized for mental illness, I can say with some authority that the most infuriating part Vincent Sabella’s Elizabeth Blue is how much it gets right. When the film opens, we see Elizabeth (Anna…
Interview: Andrea Riseborough
Andrea Riseborough doesn’t get starstruck, and it’s not surprising. In just twelve short years the 36-year-old British actress has amassed a wealth of top-tier credentials and worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. It also makes her…
Interview: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton
Directing duo Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton are the couple you want to talk to all day. In just fifteen minutes we conversed about millenial movie attendance, Judy Garland, and getting a sandwich board together to promote the film. The…
Firefly: 15 Years Later and Still Flying
The first time I watched “Serenity,” the pilot episode of Firefly, I didn’t get it. A space western where people flip-flopped between English and Chinese at rapid fire speeds, where a crew of thieves spent time smuggling things from planets…
10 Years Later: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Considering that the very title of Andrew Dominik’s 2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford spoils a major plot event in the film, it wouldn’t be totally unbefitting of me to start this piece with a…
5 Tweaks that Make Classic Retellings Worthwhile
Most of the movies that inspire the greatest nostalgia are classic Disney movies, especially the timeless ones like Cinderella or Robin Hood. I’m sure I’m not alone in my love for these stories, as there have been countless book and…
Book Review: WARCROSS by Marie Lu
I’m thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for Marie Lu’s newest novel, Warcross. Keep reading for our review and enter for a chance to win a copy of your own: Emika Chen is a bounty hunter…