Growing up in a blue-collar neighborhood in Chicago, I was surrounded by people who were police officers, firemen, etc. But the thing was… I hardly ever saw them on-duty, or even in uniform. To me, they were hard-working people, just…
TV Show Review: New FOX Comedies ‘The Mindy Project’ & ‘Ben and Kate’
Two new comedies are premiering on Tuesday nights to join New Girl and Raising Hope on FOX. To help create buzz about The Mindy Project and Ben and Kate, FOX has put both pilot episodes online for free. Of course,…
Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘The Perks of Being A Wallflower’ + Q&A with Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been the staple Young Adult book for the past decade. I first read it at the beginning of my sophomore year of high school. As a fifteen year old, I connected with Charlie…
Gaby Reacts to Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘The Master’ in 70mm
I honestly don’t know where to start when writing about The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film. I was one of the lucky few to catch a screening of the film in 70mm last week. Now, that I have finally…
Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘ParaNorman’
My first impression of ParaNorman was hardly a lasting one. That was largely because I’m not the biggest fan of stop-motion animation. I’ve seen a couple stop motion films in the past and didn’t enjoy them as much as I…