Treating filmmaking as a Rorschach test — Ever since his abrupt death on March 7th, 1999, Stanley Kubrick has managed to remain a fresh artist that every new generation has come to admire in sublime and cultish ways. It was ironic that the man who produced a vision of the future so breathtaking four decades prior was…

Throughout the course of my three year academic journey, the life and works of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche have been a continuous subject of study and interpretation. His influence goes beyond just philosophy, reaching the limits of mainstream popular culture much in the same lines of fascination and admiration of historical…

An intense journey into the heart of cinema, I think. — Call it impulsive, call it silly, call it whatever name you want, but there is nothing else I rather do for the rest of my life other than watch as many movies as it’s conceivably possible. Every single aspect about the medium, from the editing to the lighting, framing, acting…

May the best team win in what promises to be a spectacular NFL season — It’s that time of the year again, the time where things become magical with the touch of a button, and all your worries are gone through the magnificent display of high-octane football. For many people football is Shambhala, the perfect venue for which to drown their sorrows and kick back…

Author Thomas Pynchon finds a way to create a book with absolute meaning and no meaning at all. — Two months into my Thomas Pynchon iceberg has finally led me to The Crying of Lot 49. Arguably his most famous book, Pynchon was three years fresh off his debut novel V. when it was published. With little known about his modus operandi, we are left to assume he wanted…

The 80s’ classic stands the test of time as the perfect time capsule of a weird era in American history. — I’ve avoided this film for almost two decades. No matter how much I’ve read or seen the numerous cultural references about it, I couldn’t bring myself to watch it. Aside from the complete lack of direct interest, I was never that big of an 80s flick guy, preferring instead the…

I want to start off by saying I do not consider myself a good writer even in the slightest of senses. But I will not completely kick myself in the teeth in this moment of self-deprecation and at the very least conceded that I’ve always had the feeling I could…

Mastering the art is the first step to securing interest and commitment. — If there is anything, and I mean anything, acclaimed movie director James Cameron should ever be envied for, it shouldn’t be for his wad of cash, his impeccable reputation, or his compulsive drive to experiment beyond the bounds of what was originally thought possible in filmmaking. Instead, the complete and…

A phrase with layers of cynicism and despair. — Everything has a component behind its essence, a complex division of possibilities. The relations it forms are adjacent to time and space. There are many ways to see the world in this realm, but they’re all confined to those two principles. Why are things the way they are? …