When I was 5 or 6, at my father’s mother’s funeral, my parents asked me to choose who I wanted to live with. My immediate understanding was we are no longer going to live together and I have to tell them both, right now, who I loved the most. Feeling cracked and split. My heartbeat quickened. This feeling…

Epic Poem THE LEGEND OF MJ or The Ballad of Michael Jordan Once upon a time in a far off New York state…a baby was born in Brooklyn, a one who would always find a way. Down to Carolina, there he learned to ball.But, bested by his brother… he had learned to fall. …determination walked those halls.…

Have you ever watched a film and found yourself deeply moved or inspired? Movies capture our emotions and allow us to reflect on our lives. Behind-the-scenes, making a movie can feel like one of those military operations. There’s lots of yelling and tears, something is being shot, and at the end of the day, you…

Hana-bi aka Fireworks (Beat Takeshi, 1997) The Hilarity of Tragedy Love and Nihilism in a Violent World The Joker character is one of the greatest villain archetypes of all time, if not the greatest. Cynical Humor. Chaotic Evil. You can spell it K-h-a-o-s(the primordial building blocks to make the universe), and the meaning has deeper…

Andrew Tate was right. Hearing that statement has Trump level hate a visceral reaction from many. Ironically, when you really listen to him you hear, he is more than the sound bites that make him seem like a misogynistic asshole. And that’s Spring Breakers. It seems like the greatest party movie of all time. But…