Sometime Around Midnight (Music Review)
Some songs are praised for their wide range of possible interpretations, the many ways in which they speak to different people, while others have a more straight-forward and singular lyrical presentation. The Airborne Toxic Event’s 2008 hit “Sometime...
The Bright Sessions (Podcast Review)
The premise of the Bright Sessions is straightforward but refreshingly unique: a psychologist with “atypical” patients records their therapy sessions, but the question arises – is she genuinely trying to help them, or instead use their unique abilities for...
Hold the Dark (Movie Review)
Recently I wrote about the movie Solaris and how George Clooney’s performance was a wonderful study in subtlety and stillness. This evening I had the occasion to watch another film which, while wholly different in most respects, hit many of the same chords....![[HRM] Solaris](https://poeticsonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6242-1.png)
[HRM] Solaris
A close friend of mine who is very into theatre and the stage unfortunately can’t stand George Clooney. I say “unfortunately” because I believe there is a lot to be studied and gained from his performance in 2002’s remake of Solaris, first...![[HRM] Dead Poets Society](https://poeticsonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6207.jpg)
[HRM] Dead Poets Society
Consistently topping the charts of my favorite movies for more than twenty-five years, Dead Poets Society is a powerful look at the pressures of society and the nature of conformity, of free-expression and individuality in the face of repression. Above all, it’s...