This post is a super duper spoily mcspoilerson. Don't read it if you are planning to read this book. Which, in my humble opinion, would be mostly a waste of time, but it is a NY Times bestseller and it's all Literature-y and stuff, so some of you might still want to. No judging. Also,… Continue reading Super Sad True Love Story
Category: Reviews
Oscar Shorts 2012: Live Action
Hopefully you enjoyed my summaries of the Animated Oscar shorts, because there's more where that came from. Here're my thoughts on the live action shorts, which I thought were considerably better than last year's overall. 1. Pentecost This Irish film centers on a young boy obsessed with soccer, whose father pushes him to be an… Continue reading Oscar Shorts 2012: Live Action
Oscar Shorts 2012: Animated
There's a theater in the University District called the Varsity, and every year right before the Oscars they do showings of all of the nominated short films. Words cannot describe how brilliant this idea is. Ever since I found out about it (which, admittedly, was only last year), I've been going. It makes you feel… Continue reading Oscar Shorts 2012: Animated
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (no spoilers!)
Man, this thing is dusty. Hello again. Let's just move on, shall we? Last week, I went to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with my boyfriend and several of his friends. I'll just come out here and admit straight-up that its main attraction for me was the fact that Benedict Cumberbatch is in it. Because.… Continue reading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (no spoilers!)
Ella Enchanted
In light of my Disney princess kick, I've had fairytales on the brain. I'm not entirely sure where this train of thought is going to take me over the next few days, but today it inspired me to pick up one of my favorite books from my childhood: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. My own… Continue reading Ella Enchanted
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