Entries by The Doctor

A Very Brief Movie Review: Hanna

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There was something rather unsettling about not really understanding what was going on in the movie, but I enjoyed that. The acting was superb, Cate Blanchett created an absolutely devilish and obsessive character who reminded me of…

A Brief Movie Review: The Adjustment Bureau

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It was okay. Something like a cross between The Bourne Identity and The Matrix, but without guns. It moved fairly quickly, but it was not the movie I expected after watching the previews. It was nice seeing a brother on screen, Anthony Mackie, but overall…

A Brief Movie Review: Sucker Punch

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I really enjoyed this movie. I can’t say that there are many action heroine movies with women, who get to be sexy, but not have the camera linger over there bust line. This was a movie about the structures that men had created to exploit the minds and the sex of women and the lengths those women would go to escape, and the inspiration…

Chris Brown: Still Angry

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Most of you have already heard, that after appearing on “Good Morning America” last week, Chris Brown went off backstage. Unlike the news and other bloggers, I refuse to call his backstage belligerence, a “tantrum” because it infantilizes him, and…

Ciara and the Drop from Pop

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Ciara experienced what felt like a meteoric rise in the early 2000s and her ability to capture the 14-19 age demographic with songs like “Promise” and “Goodies” seemed unmatched. As I usually do in conversations about Ciara, I have to note that I attended the same high school…