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Million Dollar Mermaid
I don’t remember the first time I saw an Esther Williams movie, but I’m 90% positive I stumbled into one on TCM sometime. I quickly became transfixed by the experience. Those incredible aquatic fantasies that are the hallmark of her movies are simply stunning. There is, quite literally, no other thing like it in the […]
Andrew Snyder
Cut the Teacher Bashing
If you have not already, I recommend you take a look at Dave Grohl’s article in The Atlantic titled “In Defense of our Teachers”. It is beautifully written and has a prose that I wish I had the power in me to mimic. In the article, he talks about his mom and the influences her […]
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The Old Guard
The new film “The Old Guard” can best be described as action/fantasy/sci-fi. The film stars Charlize Theron, who plays her role in the vein of Linda Hamilton’s “Terminator” and Sigournie Weaver’s “Aliens” take-no-prisoners characters. The main difference is this character is immortal. The film is based on a comic book of the same name written […]
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That Whole Internet Thing
It was just another pandemic morning (oh-way-oh). I woke up, but I remained in my bed, trying to wrap my head around what day it was. Unlike most mornings, that morning I found myself feeling completely unmotivated to get out of bed. As I laid in my bed staring at the ceiling, I did what […]
Andrew Snyder
The Decency of Masks
If I am like every other blue-collar American worker, I have had my fair share of grocery store runs during the age of Covid. Recently I took a trek to the local Walmart, mask in tow, in order to grab some quick things that we needed immediately and could not get through the pickup. As […]
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Titans
The Teen Titans first appeared as a superhero team in 1964 in issue #54 of The Brave and the Bold. The members of the team certainly existed before this appearance, but this was their first time as the Titans. The team was formed by Robin (Dick Grayson), Kid Flash (Wally West) and Auqalad (Garth). The […]
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Romance on the High Seas
Sometimes you need the fantasy. Not fantasy in terms of a genre related to swords, dragons, mythical quests, and far off adventures. But the kind of film fantasies that create a certain kind of vibe. Worlds that you find yourself wanting to escape to. A sort of “Ipanema of the mind” if you will. 2020 […]
Andrew Snyder
Race in the Classroom
The other day I had a discussion with a teacher friend about bringing up race in the classroom. If you cannot tell, I am not Black; and therefore I do not know what it is like being Black. I have never been the receiver of racist actions. Thus, to speak on race and racial issues […]
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The Lovebirds
As we all know COVID-19 impacted movie theaters by forcing their temporary closing. One of the victims of theaters closing was the movie “The Love Birds”, which had been scheduled to hit theaters back in April. The movie was moved to the streaming service Netflix, where it is currently showing. The romantic comedy stars Issa […]
