Do we have a responsibility to correct the past or is it irresponsible to think we should? This is the question that I’ve pondered since seeing “Roman Holiday” for the first time earlier this year. During the pandemic, my family developed a new favorite pastime of exploring all the old
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Terence McKenna states, “It [culture] invites people to diminish themselves, and dehumanize themselves by behaving like machines, meme processors of memes passed down from Madison Avenue, and Hollywood, and what have you.” The “City of Angels” an illusional paradigm that disguises many hidden devils, constructed on toxicity and a melting
Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, recently rolled out on Netflix which tells the story of Luka Magnotta of Canada, cat killer turned murderer. It all began when Magnotta circulated videos of himself on the web killing cats while hiding his identity. A group of what Netflix called
In May of 2013, 8 year old Gabriel Fernandez was murdered by his mother and her boyfriend after suffering months of abuse and torture. The six episode documentary on Netflix shows the systematic failure of every person in Gabriel’s life. School officials would try to report Gabriel’s bruises, burns and
For seven years the public has become increasingly infatuated with the Aaron Hernandez murder case. A strong and driven young athlete and a fresh face for the New England Patriots, had his invincible persona shattered when allegations of his involvement in the murder of close friend, Odin Loyd, surfaced in
The Bride sits across from her former lover. The hunt for the past four years is over. The man tries to penetrate the bride with his long, sharp sword. They seem to be at an impasse, for they both can’t get what they want. That’s when she strikes: The five
We are all aware of the infamous serial killers like Zodiac Killer, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the list goes on. But what is even more interesting? The fact that there are videos, articles, movies and books about these people. These movies are still being made, in fact Dahmer had
In 1911, Thomas Edison held a practical monopoly on the technology needed to make movies. He was rampant about keeping the patents to himself and exploiting them to the best of his ability. So filmmakers said “Screw that noise” and headed to California, founding Hollywood and creating their own world.
January 2008 brought about the tragic news of the incredible actor, Heath Ledger’s, death. Did his role as The Joker play a vital part in his passing? Does this shine light on the limits the entertainment industry pushes its actors and artists to? Ledger passed at age 28 of an
It all began with a television show. Curiosity sprung in me as it became a tradition for me to watch Monk with my mother every Friday night. We would sit on the couch for hours on end as we followed a detective with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder interestingly find a way to