Tom Gastall

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Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Opening today in the U.S., “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” wonderfully conveys the miasma of puberty, but is ultimately unrewarding… as our hero fails to grow up. Read the full article (Warning: Spoilers) here.

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Tags: Film

Portland Part Two

January 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Here’s part two of the journal I kept when Ursula & I went to Portland for New Year’s. Ursula was interested in moving to Portland a few years ago, but we didn’t get around to checking it out until recently. You can find part one here. (You can also find the previous journal I kept [...]

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Tags: Comics · Film · Travel

The Wrestler directed by Darren Aronofsky

December 18th, 2008 · No Comments

The Wrestler is the story of Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke), a professional wrestler twenty years past his prime. After a heart attack and bypass surgery he tries to reconnect with his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and start a relationship with a stripper (Marisa Tomei), but the ring eventually pulls him back home. Stylistically [...]

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Tags: Film