The Fallacy of True Story The crux of the problem with films or shows with the 'Based on a True Story' moniker is the loss of the suspension of disbelief.
15 Minutes I’ve written before about Not Breaking the Chain, which is making a daily habit out of any specific task, in my case writing, by marking off each day when completed. String those ‘x’s together and you’ve got a chain. The longer the chain the more satisfying the
More than a Rut More like a Perfect Storm I’ve recently been stuck in my most unproductive stretch over the past several years. I started 2021 with the theme of 'growth', with intentions of growing my projects and myself into a more self-sufficient creator in my career course. Instead, I’m
Confronting Responsibility I recently re-watched The Insider directed by Michael Mann, written by Eric Roth and starting Al Pacino and Russel Crowe. It's about a 60 Minutes producer trying to convince a whistleblower, under threat from his former employer, to expose secrets about the tobacco industry in an on-air interview
Thoughts on Parasite I finally watched Parasite. And honestly, I don’t know where to begin. So let’s start with this. I liked it. I think it is really, really good. It is a wonderfully crafted film that everyone should see it. And while I know what I think about the movie,
Movies I Watched 2019 For the third year, I am posting the list of movies I watched in 2019. To reiterate, this is all movies I’ve watched this year, regardless if they were released in 2019. This may be movies I’ve re-watched, movies I am watching for the first time from previous