QUESTION AUTHORITY! Question Authority! Swift shot: In the 70's, Yale University (where else?) conducted a now infamous experiment on obedience, you can read all about the Milgram Experiment here. Essentially, it proved that people were all too willing, given the slightest bit of authority, to punish or otherwise control their fellow man. I heard about the … [Read more...] about Compliance
Archives for March 2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Yo Joe? More like . . . don't go!!! Limacher Low Down: I start this review off by admitting that I may be one of the VERY few people who found enjoyment in the First G.I. Joe movie. It harkened back to my childhood, and was something I took excitement and joy in watching. I had the HIGHEST of hopes in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, but unlike its predecessor, I was GREATLY … [Read more...] about G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Spring Breakers
“Spring break forever, bitches!” The H-Bomb: Four college friends decide to do what no college student has ever done before; head down to Florida for Spring Break. Three of them (Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine) are total wild chicks who are into boozing, smoking dope, and shoving various powdered substances up their noses. The fourth one, Faith (Selena Gomez), … [Read more...] about Spring Breakers
The Croods
Swift shot: A story that evolved from a conversation with John Cleese, developed into a great find at the theaters almost a decade later. The Croods stars some of the most sought-after talent in Hollywood's voices, Nic Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke and rounded out by the ever popular, Cloris Leachman. You are almost immediately … [Read more...] about The Croods
Bully (2011)
Flawed, but compelling and important. The H-Bomb: Bullying is one of the more unpleasant aspects of childhood, I don't think there is anyone who will argue with that. For many out there, it's a sad fact of life, a pain in the ass that's an inherent part of growing up. Just about anyone who has experienced bullying firsthand will tell you, it is no fun to … [Read more...] about Bully (2011)