Going through the collection of my own writings, found this week, on a somewhat forgotten thumb drive or a labeled flash drive. Basically, this drive was found tucked deep into my book and physical media shelf. As a tidbit, I plan on turning that shelf into a study—very much a part of my personal five-year plan. Lastly, on the topic of turning my shelf into a study, and the fact that I used the very phrase “five-year plan,” if reading that triggers you. Absolutely feel entitl

Commonly used and referenced film review quotes on the internet of Close-Up: “The definitive film-on-film commentary.” - Ed Gonzalez,  Slant     “Neither a documentary nor a drama but a provocative, unconventional merging of the two, a meditation on perplexities of justice, social inequity, and personal identity that also subtly interrogates the processes and purposes of cinema.” - Godfrey Cheshire,  Criterion Collection For a critically acclaimed film, Close-Up , directed by

Conrad Wroth dressed as his iconic character, Sinrad, standing with President Donald Trump. This photo is a fan-made Photoshop. I’ve wanted to write something for ages that would be in-depth, proper, respectable, and of course, as funny as can be, about a fellow comedian and friend, Conrad Wroth. In the introduction for this blog, I must state that Conrad Wroth is a highly private person, while having been in the public eye to various degrees over the years I’ve known him. Fo

Writing this blog post is anything but a thought experiment. To repeat myself, this blog post is not a thought experiment; what it is or...

At this point, it’s been close to a decade now. I’ve been completely fascinated with the figure that is Momus. He has a massive catalog...

This photo shows Phil 987 performing a 4/20-themed comedy show that took place in 2019. Matteo Pascale worked as an associate producer on...

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The topic for this annotated bibliography is regarding Japanese Samurai films and horror films and their influence on western films. This...

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The first film I intend to discuss is the editing of one of the initial scenes of District 9 by Neill Blomkamp, written by Blomkamp and...

This is an essay I wrote in high school, my sophomore year. To this day it remains one of my favorite school assignments I ever wrote. I...

The film Limitless is a science-fiction drama directed by Neil Burger and set in the present time where the main character, Eddie Morra,...

Many years ago in October 2018, The Onion wrote what I consider their best-ever written article. The article is titled, “Thom Yorke...

Within the past few weeks of October 2022. I have been taking my first semester of university film classes. One of my recent assignments...

I just started my first semester of film school. My first assignment was to present my favorite film stills and explain why I like them....

Some people have a knack for turning their worst pains and tribulations into fuel for healing.