As a self-proclaimed inside kid, I can empathize with Bo Burnham in his latest special, INSIDE. I understand the comfort of indoors but also how suffocating it can be, even though I don’t want...
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8 Minutes
7 Minutes
Life and Empathy in “Minding the Gap”
CW: Child abuse, domestic violence I sometimes get heavily affected by the number of people in the world. 7.6 billion is a lot. I know that and my brain knows that, but I...
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6 Minutes
Show “2001: A Space Odyssey” to the Children
My dad first showed me 2001: A Space Odyssey when I was 12 years old. We got the DVD through Netflix, back when its main service was sending you discs in the mail. Our...
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7 Minutes
The Pure Absurdity of “After Hours” (1985)
“Mohawk this guy!” Who knew Martin Scorsese had such a comedic sensibility! I sure didn’t. After seeing this movie’s DVD case for years on the shelf at my hometown Family Video, I finally decided...
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10 Minutes
The Conversational Intimacy of “Before Sunrise”
Whether it be platonic or romantic love, there are those moments in every worthwhile relationship where things crystalize in the moments when the two parties merely exist together. I don’t know if there’s a...
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