Author: Alex Lopez
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Something In The Air: The Fly
Some may say watching The Fly on Valentine’s Day is a mistake on many levels. Some may say the body horror is unromantic, some may say Stathis Borans’ character is a gross man, even grosser than the Fly, and some may have expected Jeff Goldblum to portray a suave and classy scientist, only to be…
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The Machine Of The American Dream: The Brutalist
The Cambridge Dictionary defines Brutalism as “a building style in which buildings are large and heavy-looking, and often made from concrete”. From my semester-long class History of Architecture that I took eons ago, I find this definition shallow and clunky. It misses the essence of the movement. Brutalist architecture came around after the end of…
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Monkey Rise, Monkey Fall: Better Man
Like many Americans, I had no idea who UK pop star Robbie Williams was when I walked into Better Man. All I saw in the trailers was a monkey dancing and singing. Unlike my fellow compatriots however, I feel I’m uniquely qualified to review this movie, as I also have zero knowledge of American pop…