Media Analyses… Quick Religious Idea (A Canon of Inspired Films) + A Blog Update 10 Aug 202110 Aug 2021 The last few weeks have been extremely productive, and theCarbonFreeze is just a few posts away from reaching the 365 mark, which has always been a milestone I've been striving…
Thoughts & Memories Beautiful Birthday Fantasy 1 Aug 20212 Aug 2021 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. After yesterday's horrific upload, let's unwind with something a bit less serious for today,…
Political Reactions… Even More (Mostly Pride) Flag Designs I’ve Created 15 Jun 202116 Jun 2021 I was bored yesterday, and too groggy to do anything more productive, so I made a bunch of pride flags to pass the time. I don't believe it's my place…
Thoughts & Memories Happy Pride Month: Be Yourself 11 Jun 202111 Jun 2021 Just as the title says. Life's too damn short to live in fear, to not be yourself. Every moment is precious. Climate change/environmental collapse is barreling down on us like…
Media Analyses Quick Thoughts on Il Merlo Maschio (1972) aka X-Rated Girl 30 May 202130 May 2021 I saw Il Merlo Maschio (translated as "The Male Blackbird," but also released under the title X-Rated Girl in English-speaking territories) a few months ago. This is another sex themed…
Media Analyses I Dolci Inganni (1960) aka Sweet Deceptions Follow-Up 23 May 202123 May 2021 I recently wrote a ~4000 word essay about why this movie is a forgotten masterpiece. It's affected me like no film has since Femina Ridens, where I find myself just…
Thoughts & Memories Beautiful Bicycle Day Fantasy 19 Apr 202119 Apr 2021 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. Zuzu is such a pretty, if unconventional, name. I've thought so ever since I…
Thoughts & Memories Beautiful Valentine’s Day Fantasy 14 Feb 20214 Mar 2021 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I think the biggest difference between love and obsession is that when you love…
Media Analyses La Voglia Matta (1962), An Interesting Film I Discovered Last Night 31 Dec 20204 Mar 2021 I was hoping to finish my joint review of The Libertine and The Slave as the final blog post of the year, but unfortunately it's gonna need some extra time…
Thoughts & Memories Very Quick Advice Before a Crazy Day 3 Nov 2020 It can be hard sometimes, but we should all try to make the best possible impression and be the best version of ourselves we feel we can be in every…
Media Analyses… The Most Cherished Film of My Childhood 21 Oct 20204 Mar 2021 The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the very first movie I ever saw in the cinema. Toy Story 2 is the film I saw the most times in a theater,…
Media Analyses In Defense of DVD Audio Commentaries (& Sharing A Modest Collection of Them) 16 Oct 2020 I've been really interested in DVD audio commentaries lately after listening to Peter Hyams' for Running Scared and John Hughes' for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (the only time he ever…
Media Analyses The Most Iconic Song from the Summer of Love 1 Oct 2020 Usually, I prefer to give the spotlight to lesser known people and art on this site when I can. Frankly, I find the articles which just reiterate the same ten…
Media Analyses The Delicate Beauty of Bonnie & Wendy Flower 29 Sep 20204 Mar 2021 One of the first posts on this blog was a list of lesser known albums. In that early series, I talked about classifying old music into different categories of rarity…
Media Analyses… Beautiful Labor Day Fantasy 7 Sep 20204 Mar 2021 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I usually try to be pretty upbeat on this blog and focus on the…
Political Reactions My Memories of the 2016 Republican Primary 15 Apr 2020 I watched most of the GOP primary debates this cycle as they happened or soon after. Because of that, and how recent it's been, I don't feel the need to…
Political Reactions My Memories of the 2016 Democratic Primary 15 Apr 2020 This was far less chaotic or interesting than the Republicans from the same year, and also less contemptuous than the previous Democratic primary from 2008. I'm not gonna analyze a…
Media Analyses How Casablanca Builds Up Rick Blaine to the Audience 4 Jan 20204 Jan 2020 You know a movie is great when it's not just the "big scenes" but the little ones which gives the audience something to think about. This is the first time…
Media Analyses… Beautiful Christmas Fantasy 15 Dec 20196 Jul 2021 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. Off-off Broadway is far from the best Louis Theroux film, but still a great…
Thoughts & Memories ABBA Songs Bring the Feels 26 Jun 201930 Jul 2019 I was walking back from the gym listening to this song and feeling a lot of emotions. It's so catchy and passionate that you feel good and catch yourself trotting…
Political Reactions The Gaian Constitution (6/9) Judiciary 21 May 201921 Mar 2020 I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…
Thoughts & Memories Stuffed Animals are Cool 18 May 201931 Jul 2019 Growing up, I had a little stuffed brown bunny-rabbit as my imaginary companion. His name was Benny, and unfortunately to this day I don’t remember how I got him. I…
Media Analyses Oliver! Observation About Dodger 21 Apr 20192 May 2019 My girlfriend and I were watching Oliver! tonight and we noticed an adorable detail I wanted to share. It happens in the scene where Bill Sykes and Nancy have kidnapped…
Media Analyses Bobby C (Saturday Night Fever’s Tragic Tag-along) 17 Apr 2019 He’s perhaps the single most mistreated character in a film. Yet, you won’t often hear people in the film buff or artistic community acknowledge Bobby C (or this movie in…
Media Analyses Frodo and Sam 17 Apr 201917 Apr 2019 "I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise. 'Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee.' And I don't mean to!" Once, in college, my friends and I were talking about which…
Media Analyses Charlie’s Mom, the Unsung Hero 17 Apr 2019 Charlie's mom is the true unsung hero of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Poor thing takes care of four couch potatoes, washes underwear for a living and raises her…
Political Reactions The Eccentric Fringe Candidate You’ve Never Heard Of 11 Apr 201921 Mar 2020 Guys...I present to you the single most bizarre Presidential Candidate in US history. I've seen and read about more than enough Presidential hopefuls to make that assessment, and really nobody…
Media Analyses… Less is More (Screencap from All About Eve) 3 Apr 201921 Apr 2019 Do you think there's as much depth in something as simple as a picture or small poem when compared to larger works of art, such as a novel or film?…
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