Review: Oscar Animated Shorts

I watched the animated Oscar-nominated short films this past weekend. Halfway through the film, I lost my cell phone and was distracted. I found it halfway through an animated short where a naked man is flying in the air…seriously you know what was flying mid-air on the big screen. It was beautiful to watch these…

Review: The Whale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn46ZZyzegc I was intrigued when I first heard of the film “The Whale,” starring Brendan Fraiser. I was excited about a film that would make me feel powerful emotions. Unfortunately, I started to feel sadness for a couple weeks, and one of my coping mechanisms is avoiding media that might be triggering. Therefore, I decided…

Review: The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle Book Review: Jeanette Walls writes the Glass Castle. It is a memoir about Ms. Walls's life, her parents, and three siblings. Jeannette was the second oldest. It went like this Lori, Jeanette, Brian, and Maureen. The family was nomads or homeless depending on how you want to depict their situation. The parents…