Five Escapist Movies that Helped Me Survive Unemployment
Before my recent hiring here at Paste, I spent three months in the soul-draining and all-too-prevalent circumstance known as unemployment. I filled this windfall of blank day planner pages with books, music and the rediscovery of my favorite Super Nintendo game. Yet I found myself with plenty of leisure time still un-wasted, so I finally tackled my mile-long “movies to watch” list. And even after a steady procession of fantastical tales, I still had more free moments than any 21st century schizoid man could need. This gave me the opportunity to indulge in one of my favorite pastimes: Over-analyzing those... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDune Remake Still Happening, Now With Pierre Morel at Helm
The Spice must, and will, flow... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFive Genre Fiction Gateway Drugs Other Than Battlestar Galactica (Which is Still Awesome)
With the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series concluded, we've run out of socially-acceptable sci-fi to gush over. That should make you think, shouldn't it? Wouldn't life be more fun if we could step outside of the all-encompassing irony and self-awareness of modern living and allow ourselves a little bit of childlike wonder at the power of the imagination?... read more
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