Flash Movie Review: The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
BACK IN SCHOOL WE TALKED ABOUT hitchhiking our way to the coast. Since we lived in the Midwest, it would require a lot of hitchhiking to get to the Pacific Ocean. We would sit and conjure up scenarios...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Navalny
IT DOES NOT MATTER TO ME what a person is passionate about, it is the fact they are truly passionate about it that makes me admire them. I knew someone who collected porcelain dolls. In their house,...
View ArticleFlash Movie Trailer: The Janes
SITTING ON THE BENCH FOR THE entire basketball game was not my version of fitness. Nor was it sitting on the sidelines of a football game. My gym classes prior to college were for the most part a...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Love to Love You, Donna Summer
I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT WAS playing on the car’s radio. We were driving through the city, when the radio disc jockey made the comment to be prepared for the new hot song, he was going to play next. I...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Being Mary Tyler Moore
SATURDAY NIGHT ON CAMPUS WAS THE day we would congregate in the Union Hall to watch the Mary Tyler Moore Show. The Union Hall had several televisions, and they were all tuned into the show. Students...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Wham!
WHEN I STARTED MY CAREER IN fitness, I did not have the goal to be the best in my field. On the contrary, I did not have the confidence to ever consider it. My hope was that no one would laugh at me....
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Descendant
I AM STARING AT THESE PHOTOGRAPHS and had no idea who the people were in them. The photos were quite old because the edges were frayed, and the black and white images were faded. The people were...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Girl in the Picture
I KNEW IN THE FIRST CLASS of the new session; something was wrong with a participant. It was a yoga class, and this teenager came in with, who I assumed was her mother. The mother threw herself into...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Thriller 40
WALKING INTO A CLUB ALONE FOR the first time can be a daunting experience. I remember being nervous because I was not the best when it came to making small talk. On the other hand, I did not realize...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: American Symphony
CREATIVE PEOPLE GET THEIR CREATIVITY FROM the right side of their brain. I should know because I consider myself to be a creative person. Any decisions I make first utilize the right side of my brain...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: The Greatest Night in Pop
THE FIRST SONG I HEARD, WHERE two separate musical artists dueted together, was “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” by Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Temptations. It was on a vinyl record that was in...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut
I AM A THIRD GENERATION FAMILY member who has eaten the same lunch for over 30 years. The family members before me used to eat the same thing every day for their lunch, though each of us had a...
View ArticleMoviePass, MovieCrash
AS I WALKED INTO THE LUNCHROOM, two fellow employees were sitting and talking at a table. When they saw me, one of them asked me if I had ever heard of MoviePass; they knew I was an avid movie goer. I...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Will & Harper
I BUMPED INTO A FRIEND, WHO I had not seen for some time, and immediately noticed something different about their face and neck. It only took me a few seconds before I realized they no longer had a...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Federer: Twelve Final Days
IT STARTS OUT WITH ME NOTICING before it turns into allegiance when it comes to left-handed tennis players. Being a lefty, I have a slightly different view of things. It was challenging the first time...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME when I worked out at the fitness center and did not witness incredible human feats. I am not talking about the individuals who lift massive amounts of weights or are...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS I WAS at the beach five times a week on average. It was a couple of blocks away from where we lived. My favorite thing to do at the beach was to build sandcastles. I had a...
View ArticleFlash Movie Review: I Am Raquel Welch
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE was in a class of mine. I had seen her in the school’s cafeteria on the few occasions I ate lunch at school. By most students’ standards, she was classified as being...
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