At the risk of losing all of my fangirl street cred, I have to make an important confession: I did not hate the 2003 Daredevil movie. The script was weak, granted, and it struggled with tone and motivation (Am I an action movie? A thriller? A romance? Which one will make the most money?). But… Continue reading Daredevil: a redemption story
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quail
The scene: A dark, too quiet night in the bowels of some remote location. The character: A beautiful but foolish all-American young person. The plot: S/he has come to a remote location with a group of friends to let off steam and maybe even get lucky, when suddenly (but only after receiving numerous warnings from… Continue reading quail
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blue like don
About once a month, I treat myself to a little something I like to call No-Hat Day. No-Hat Day is when I temporarily cast off all the roles I try to fill in my life and do something that is purely me in the moment. For a few hours, I'm neither doting mother nor dutiful… Continue reading blue like don
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hunger
I was a bookseller at Barnes & Noble when I first rejoined the work force, and it was a glorious time in my life. What better occupation for me than to be literally surrounded by the written word and movies, and sometimes even the written word about movies? Retail hours, sore feet, Black Friday...I genuinely… Continue reading hunger
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oscar open
Dear Academy, It pains me to say this, but there is a growing rift between us. I love movies, and I have been a staunch defender of you and your eccentric ways. I publicly support your broadcasts and your sometimes brilliant, sometimes barely tolerable efforts to draw in viewers via opulence and voyeurism. I have… Continue reading oscar open
Lucinda S. Sutton 