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A little bit about me...
In brief, I’m a Renaissance Geek. I currently operate my own film review site Elements of Madness, serve as a senior contributor for Charlotte-based arts and culture blog CLTure, and film critic for website Pretty Vacant One.
As of June 2016, NC Film Critics Association member. As of October 2018, Rotten Tomatoes approved critic.
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6 years ago
Dating in the digital age is, no doubt, a complicated affair. Bumble, Happn, OkCupid, Tinder, Hinge, Raya, Match, Coffee Meets Bagel, The League – there’s almost too many to name – each caters to a different style of single looking to orches... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
When it comes to teen or young adult films, reception is always fickle. For every "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987) or "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), there’s a "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking" (1988) or "Mac and Me" (1988). Some... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
Plain old midnight movie fun. Read the full review »
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6 years ago
October may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean the mayhem ends. If you want to keep the murder train running even when everyone else is turning toward giving thanks, look no further than RLJE Films’s latest feature, "Monster Party". C... Read the full review »
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Ugly. Unworthy. Unlovable. These words burn inside us, whether they possess any truth or not, turning to ashes every semblance of self-worth we own. For some, it’s enough to recognize the strength within themselves to prevent true psychological... Read the full review »
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In all of our lives, there are things which sum up everything about us. Whether it be a poem, a picture, a book, a film, or a song, these things become emblematic of who we are at our core. These are the things that fill up our souls, increasing g... Read the full review »
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In today’s service-based economy, it’s all about creating the best experience for your customers in order for them to return. Gone is the authentic customer service experience, replaced with a script meant to feel honest. More often than not,... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
With new movies coming available nearly every day, it’s nigh impossible to see everything. Where technology saves audiences the world over is in the unprecedented access that streaming offers through on-demand or digital services to films the au... Read the full review »
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Some films need to be seen and experienced to be believed; where rumor becomes hype and gives way to the possibility of a false god or a new revelation. As with all things, where you fall depends on how well you connect with the message. In the ca... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
The best thing about cinema is the varied options available. In the mood for something challenging? Pop in "Blade Runner 2049" and prepare for a deep dive into a rich world of philosophical complexity. Perhaps you’d prefer something more madcap?... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
Close your eyes and picture the best day in your life. Imagine the sights, the smells, and the sounds. Remember how it all felt on your skin. On your nerves. On your bones. As you open your eyes, you remember that moment in all its fleeting glory... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" may have been doomed to fail from the beginning. Prequels, in general, are tricky propositions. The entire concept is intended to shed new light on existing characters while also providing extensive back story. This is di... Read the full review »
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Nostalgia is a tricky thing. It has a way of sugar-coating things – songs, books, toys, even experiences – so that all we remember is the way we think we felt about it. The older we get, the more frequent we look back, and more often those mem... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
There’s something undeniably alluring about space. The way it feels both intimately close and desperately far; in range of our eyes, yet out from our hands. To quest beyond our atmosphere, to journey into the deep black, to discover what lies be... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
Whatever aspect of the film industry you’re in, you’re in because you love it. It could be the creation of creatures, the set design, or the costumes that lured you in or maybe it’s crafting the stories performed, being the performer, or dir... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
Camp is a place of awakenings, a place of self-discovery through challenges physical and emotional. It’s where individuals have a chance to explore or even redefine themselves. Many of these journeys have been memorialized in film through favori... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
More often than not, the best stories are the ones that take risks, that play with convention, and defy expectations. Other times, the risks fail to pay off and leave the audience with a diminishing sense of fulfillment. So rarely is the latter th... Read the full review »
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6 years ago
GALVESTON Review
Hired heavy Ben and wrong-place-wrong time Rocky find themselves on the run from crime boss Stan as each get caught up in a double-cross. Their only move is to head to Galveston, Texas to regroup and create a plan to help them find salvation. Read the full blog post »
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6 years ago
In a cinematic landscape filled with large, loud options, sometimes it’s the quietest ones that make the boldest impact. Such is the case with director Jeremiah Zagar’s We the Animals (2018), an adaptation of Justin Torres’s 2011 award-winni... Read the full review »
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