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When We Were Animals

August 3, 2015

The premise of this book is that when teenagers reach a certain age, they literally go wild. As on the nose as it seems, there's…

Their Eyes Were Watching God

August 3, 2015

Probably the most formative book I read as a student, this Zora Neale Hurston classic tells a coming of age story filled with heartache, pain,…

Mr. Robot

July 29, 2015

The show singlehandedly kicks off Rami Malek's career, launches Sam Esmail into the creative stratosphere and reboots Christian Slater's career.

You’re The Worst

July 22, 2015

A more nihilstic and searingly funny version of New Girl that embraces quirk and difficult topics.

Birdman

July 22, 2015

The movie Knox felt like was made just for him. Michael Keaton was robbed of an Oscar with his performance and Emma Stone turns in…

Ex Machina

July 22, 2015

Alex Garland sets the world quietly on fire with this marvelous feature starring Alicia Vikander and a subtle Oscar Isaac.

The One I Love

July 22, 2015

A troubled couple (Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss) travel to a beautiful retreat only to find strange and bizarre circumstances.

John Wick

July 22, 2015

What would a hardened hit man with a heart of gold do if someone killed his dog, aka the sentimental bridge between him and the…

Station Eleven

July 22, 2015

One of the first novels that Knox and I both really loved because it combined intricate character development with an apocalyptic setting.