Film Capsule: Breathe In

Guy Pearce has reached that age, much like Clive Owen and Jude Law, where the industry has forced him to accept onscreen mortality. What this means, in a larger sense, is that, going forward, Pearce will make more sense as … Read More

Classic Capsule: First Blood (1982)

In May of 1986, my mother handed me $10, money allotted for to buy a souvenir while on a field trip to New York City. I spent that money on a poster, one I found inside a gift shop high … Read More

Please Pledge (No Parking)

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Film Capsule: McCanick

David Morse is a Philly guy. He lives 10 miles outside of Philadelphia. He’s appeared in several Philly films, 12 Monkeys and World War Z among them. During the aughts Morse played the lead in a Philadelphia-based series about a retired-cop-turned-taxi-driver … Read More

Moving On: Florida (AKA The Broken Wand)

The morning after Meghan’s graduation I awoke to rhythmic pounding shaking stucco off the walls. I was back now, living inside of The Vacationer, forced out of my one-bedroom thanks to summer rental tolls. Beams of sunlight pierced the room … Read MoreRead More

Christopher McDougall on Distance-Running (2009)

“Three times, America has seen distance-running skyrocket, and it’s always in the midst of a national crisis. The first boom came during the Great Depression, when more than 200 runners set the trend by racing 40 miles a day across … Read More

Film Capsule: Nymphomaniac (Vols. I & II)

A year ago, I nearly skipped a screening of The Place Beyond the Pines due to the fact I had quite literally gone off my anxiety medication. As a result, I feared a sudden attack might sabotage me in the … Read More

James Agee on Clothing (1936)

“Some pretty silly attitudes could be and have been struck over the subject of clothes: such as reproaching society for the fact that tenant farmers do not plow in swallowtails. The fact remains, however, that clothes are powerfully significant psychologically … Read More

Galleria: ‘Portraits of America’ by Diane Arbus @ Gagosian Gallery

Diane Arbus, much like Orson Welles, believed that black and white was every subject’s best friend. Her images maintained a haunting ambiance, exposing flaws without exploiting them. Arbus’s work defies convention, straddling the line between noteworthy and macabre. There are … Read More

El Barrio Is Burning

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