Stereotypes are a detriment to good writing. They create clichés, generalize the vast amount of nuance many cultures hold, and worst of all, they’re unoriginal. The Irish stereotype of a lush green land full of…
Christopher Walken
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Like my fellow ordained Dudeist Ministers out there, I’ve seen The Big Lebowski countless times. It’s a film that not only became increasingly entertaining after each consecutive viewing, but its underlying message also became of great philosophical and spiritual…
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The idea of imagining certain celebrities as ice cream flavors is a version of a slightly dead meme, wherein internet users imagine famous people as certain products or items; some of my favorite have included…
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Retrospectives
Is the Russian Roulette Sequence in ‘The Deer Hunter’ One of the Best Movie Scenes Ever Made?
by Nick Kushby Nick KushFor the longest time, The Deer Hunter was one of those movies that I knew I should watch, but never got around to doing so, that is until my father essentially forced me to sit down and…
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Hollywood is experiencing an identity Chrisis (cue faint laughter and groans). The cinematic world is being overrun by a new breed of humans who go by the name “Chris” or “Christopher.” Lately, the focus has…