FILM MARATHON: Julia Roberts #4 – My Best Friend’s Wedding [1997]
“This is my whole life’s happiness; I need to be ruthless” Okay, for some reason the opening credit sequence to My Best Friend’s Wedding is sort of brilliant. Showing four women dressed for a wedding,...
View ArticleFILM MARATHON: Julia Roberts #5 – Erin Brockovich [2000]
“They’re called boobs, Ed” It’s one of those stories to show no matter how bad things are when you’re flat broke, single, raising three kids, and unemployed, sometimes having the high-paying job makes...
View ArticleFILM MARATHON #2: Terrence Malick – A Perfectionist’s Oeuvre as Marathon
And the marathon series continues. Entry one ended up being somewhat of an enlightening experience, opening my eyes to the fact that when Julia Roberts is given a good role, she really can nail it....
View ArticleREVIEW: Eat Pray Love [2010]
“Learn to believe in love again” The title says it all—Eat Pray Love—a mantra being adopted by women across the globe. I can understand the memoir’s appeal, in a want and desire to achieve an idyllic...
View ArticleFILM MARATHON #3: Movie Musicals (Broadway & Original)
The reason I started doing my marathon series was to finally start seeing films I’ve neglected and needed to see. Doing the filmography of Terrence Malick couldn’t have turned out better with some of...
View ArticlePicking Winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
Spree contributing writer William Altreuter, graphic designer Jared Mobarak, and I are going to share our thoughts on this week’s Oscar nominations. Let’s kick things off with a category whose...
View ArticleThe 83rd Oscars recap through tweets …
@jaredmobarak • Oscar time … congrats to The King’s Speech … why bother with the show when everyone thinks they know the winner? The 83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony was quite possibly its worst...
View ArticleREVIEW: Larry Crowne [2011]
“Beaver Fever. Catch It!” I really like the poster. The sky blue with the alternating thick/thin sans serif font and the jarringly bright yellow, drawing your eye to it and down towards the pair of...
View ArticlePosterized Propaganda March 2012: Gimmicks and Blurs
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to...
View ArticleREVIEW: August: Osage County [2013]
“I’ll be sickly sweet” I’m drawn to dysfunction—especially when it’s of the familial persuasion. It’s probably because I didn’t really get exposed to much as a kid growing up with a family most would...
View ArticlePicking Winners at the 86th Annual Academy Awards
The Oscars are generally quite boring, since we often know well in advance what is going to win Best Picture, Director, etc. But this year? Not so much. Sure, there are heavy favorites — see below. But...
View ArticleFILM MARATHON #3: Movie Musicals (Broadway & Original)
The reason I started doing my marathon series was to finally start seeing films I’ve neglected and needed to see. Doing the filmography of Terrence Malick couldn’t have turned out better with some of...
View ArticlePicking Winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
Spree contributing writer William Altreuter, graphic designer Jared Mobarak, and I are going to share our thoughts on this week’s Oscar nominations. Let’s kick things off with a category whose...
View ArticleThe 83rd Oscars recap through tweets …
@jaredmobarak • Oscar time … congrats to The King’s Speech … why bother with the show when everyone thinks they know the winner? The 83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony was quite possibly its worst...
View ArticleREVIEW: Larry Crowne [2011]
“Beaver Fever. Catch It!” I really like the poster. The sky blue with the alternating thick/thin sans serif font and the jarringly bright yellow, drawing your eye to it and down towards the pair of...
View ArticlePosterized Propaganda March 2012: Gimmicks and Blurs
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to...
View ArticleREVIEW: August: Osage County [2013]
“I’ll be sickly sweet” I’m drawn to dysfunction—especially when it’s of the familial persuasion. It’s probably because I didn’t really get exposed to much as a kid growing up with a family most would...
View ArticlePicking Winners at the 86th Annual Academy Awards
The Oscars are generally quite boring, since we often know well in advance what is going to win Best Picture, Director, etc. But this year? Not so much. Sure, there are heavy favorites — see below. But...
View ArticleREVIEW: Money Monster [2016]
“It’s time to throw some punches” The show must and will go on. This is the lesson Jodie Foster‘s latest thriller Money Monster provides above its suspense-fueled look into corporate greed and Wall...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Player [1992]
“… with a heart” When thinking about a satire on Hollywood, the idea to glorify its luck, ego, and excess rather than vilify probably wouldn’t be the direction your mind gravitates towards. To some...
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