TV Review: The Carrie Diaries 1×02 – “Lie with Me”

The second episode of The Carrie Diaries, “Lie with Me,” is better than the first. The first episode filled me with intrigue, but it didn’t satisfy me. This episode was filled with a little more substance than the last. I’m glad…

Read of the Week: ‘Just One Day’ by Gayle Forman

So, it’s been almost a year since I’ve written any kind of book review of sorts, and at one point I’d even pledged I wouldn’t go back down the old book blogger road, as much as I still do read,…

TV Recap: ‘Kourtney & Kim Take Miami’ Season Premiere

Kim and Kourtney are back in Miami, along with Kourtney’s two kids, Mason and Penelope, to take care of their DASH store. In Sunday’s season premiere, sister Khloe tagged along for the ride as well, and baby daddy, Kanye West…

Shane’s Movie Review: This Is 40

I don’t really know what I was expecting, but I was expecting a better comedy film than this. Immediately after the opening scene inside a shower and a debate over taking viagra, I knew I was in for an excruciating…

Gayle Forman Q&A Session

So, yesterday I got the chance to meet Gayle Forman at a book signing here in Miami, and lucky for me, during the Q&A session, there weren’t many takers and I happened to inconspicuously sneak in an almost interview. So, I have…

TV Review: ‘The Carrie Diaries’ Premieres On The CW

  Remember Sex and the City? Do you remember Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte getting together for brunch at their favorite café? Remember crying during Charlotte’s infertility problems, getting angry at Carrie’s relationship fails and laughing at Samantha’s sexual escapades?…

The Film Canon: The Graduate (1967)

WARNING: YES, THERE ARE SPOILERS. What is it about the disenchanted youth that plays so fascinatingly well on film? Whether it be Brick, Less Than Zero, My Own Private Idaho or Harold and Maude there is something, some key element,…