Unicorn Store Movie Review: Brie Larson’s directorial debut asks us to shine bright

“Now that this dream is coming true it just makes me think, what else can happen?” Brie Larson’s directorial debut of the whimsical comedy Unicorn Store centers on this childlike vision of a life reflecting our most far-fetched dreams. In…

Shazam! Movie Review: A delightful superhero romp about the importance of family

Shazam! is hard to hate. Not that there’s much to dislike as one of the most fun films you’ll see at the theater this year. Which is why breaking the film down to its faults (and there are some) just…

10 Things to Love about 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Know this: if you ever dare tell me that 10 Things I Hate About You isn’t a perfect movie, I will literally fight you. Based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate About You follows Kat…

The Beach Bum Movie Review: Even with all-star cast, Harmony Korine still grates

How much does an audience let slide for the sake of someone’s credibility as an independent filmmaker? For the complaints that can be made about a bad or a weird feature, there’s a bit of leeway if it’s an independent…

From the Record Crate: Madonna – Like a Prayer (1989)

The late ‘80s hadn’t been kind to Madonna. The Queen of Pop experienced quite a few setbacks at the time: Her 1987 film Who’s That Girl was lacking in both critical and commercial success, her stint in Broadway’s Speed-the-Plow garnered…

Q&A with Upcoming Breakout YA Author

Just announced in Publishers Weekly’s Children’s Bookshelf, Cameron Kelly Rosenblum’s debut young adult novel, THE STEPPING OFF PLACE, is a love letter to friendships that span from childhood to adolescence, as well as a careful, honest, and resilient look at…

Book Review: “In Another Life” by C.C. Hunter

In Another Life by C.C. Hunter tells the tale of Chloe Holden, a teenage girl whose life becomes complicated when her parents divorce and she is forced to move to Joyful, Texas. If being the new kid in school isn’t…