Tag: 2014

• The Type of Fame That Ruins Lives

  Anthropologists talk about this idea of observers unduly influencing the subjects they observe. A child might behave differently if their parents are in the room with them. I might behave differently at Popeyes if there are judgmental white people around and any given person may act differently if they know they’re on TV. Deep down,…

  Israel Daramola

  October 20, 2015

  Uncategorized

  2014, 2015, 24 hour news, entertainment, hbo, pamela smart, social media, trial of the century, twitter

• Interstellar (2014)

  I wrote a smaller thing about this movie earlier this week, you can read it here. The following is a more in depth journey into the majesty and the frustrations with interstellar– a very gorgeous and immersive action film that does not realize that it is also a silly space opera about the power of…

  Israel Daramola

  November 9, 2014

  Movies

  2014, anne hatheway, chris nolan, cinema, dark knight, film, hans zimmer, inception, interstellar, matthew mcconaughey

• Boyhood (extended) – 2014

  I wrote a review of Boyhood for Obsessed Magazine. Here’s an extended version of it: “What do you remember most about childhood” was what was written on a notecard handed to the people attending the screening for Richard Linklater’s opus Boyhood. Thinking about the question caused some conflict within me for the inherent challenging nature…

  Israel Daramola

  July 22, 2014

  Movies

  2014, boyhood, cinema, ellar coltrane, ethan hawke, film, independent, movies, patricia arquette, richard linklater, slacker