Everything Nonfiction

Our broken justice system: The Central Park Five

Emilio — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:16:52 +0000

Review of The Central Park Five written by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon Rating ***** This film should be required viewing for anyone who works in the justice system. This story is a textbook example of how wrongful convictions occur. There are common elements with every wrongful conviction. They most often involve males [...]

Review of The House I Live In

Emilio — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:36:05 +0000

Review of The House I Live In Written & directed by Eugene Jarecki Rating **** 1/2 It used to be that I would hear about a film or documentary and try in vain to find a venue where I could see or rent that particular film. This is changing with on demand video streaming. I [...]

How to Kraft a great commercial

Emilio — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:43:51 +0000

Regular visitors to this blog know that I have a dumbest commercials list. But just as there are plenty of bad commercials, there are also some really good ones. This one from Kraft is a classic. It’s funny. It’s original. This is one of those commercials people talk about afterwards — Have you seen that [...]

Herbal Essences Makes Dumbest Commercial List

Emilio — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:31:58 +0000

Few commercials are so bad that they make you cringe every time you see it, but this one from Herbal Essences fits that bill. First off, the whole fake orgasm bit isn’t creative, funny, or original. The entire commercial seems to be a rip off of the movie When Harry met Sally. Then there is [...]

Will the real Phil Spector please stand up

Emilio — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:35:20 +0000

Review of HBO’s Phil Spector written and directed by David Mamet Rating *** So David Mamet decides he wants to tell the story of Phil Spector and the murder, or suicide, or accidental death of Lana Clarkson. David believes that Phil is innocent. He lays out a convincing argument for his case. He enlists the help [...]