The Conundrum
“If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn’t bounce, and if you then paid the light...


부산행 (Train to Busan)
“Look out for only yourself.” There’s no better movie to pinpoint the differences between Hollywood and Korean cinema than Train to...


Finding Dory
“What if I forget you?” Over a decade later, Pixar has released a sequel to one of its most beloved films. Finding Dory (a near reboot...


Kubo and the Two Strings
“If you must blink, do it now.” You know what the most unfortunate type of films are in the movie industry besides indies? No, not video...


Drive (2011)
“Do you understand?” Almost everything about Drive is unconventional, from the artsy style to the casting choices. Who could imagine Ryan...
Chimae
As the elevator doors slide open, I feel the rush of hot air brushing past my exposed ears. My eyes take a brief moment to adjust to the...
The Rooster
I finished and submitted a second short story today, and it ended up turning out a lot better than I had expected. Initially, I began...
Across the Sea
She moves along with the throng, keeping her head low, both frightened and ashamed as her tattered feet make contact with foreign soil....
Dichotomy
It was the best of times, but people were hungry, it was the age of wisdom, but fools ran the country, it was the epoch of belief, but...
Pretending (@ 4th & King Street Station)
He preached, begged, coiled, screamed, teached, said: unspeakable things. The receiver melted in his tight grasp as those around heard,...