BLOG, Entertainment, FILM, Opinion

How John Frankenheimer’s Seconds Saw Into the Future

In 1966, one of the great American film directors brought to the silver screen an omen of things to come. That film is Seconds. Directed by John Frankenheimer, it is the story of a disillusioned middle-aged man contacted by an agency known as “The Company,” which specializes in providing “rebirths”: new identities and appearances through massive reconstructive plastic surgery. Sound familiar? It does to me.

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Entertainment, FILM, Opinion

Godzilla: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Giant Green Monster

Godzilla is one of cinema’s finest creations. The pure manifestation of art as social and political critique. The shining example of examining our own world and creating a mythical figure to match. He is also one of the most flexible characters ever created. He can be scary, friendly, the villain, the anti-hero, a father, a […]

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CULTURE, Entertainment, LIFESTYLE, Opinion

Five Books You Should Read Before The Summer Ends

For a good portion of you, reading is quite fundamental. You don’t find it a tedious task to read over the lines in a book, whether it be a paperback, academia, memoirs, anthology, and so on. We’ve come up with five books that will nurture and satisfy your need to read. (No pun intended.)  Note that […]

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