Sam Raimi’s Spiderman movies were more in tune with the Cinematic Universe of Marvel than Jon Watts’ Spiderman movies. Here’s why: Casting. Aunt May as portrayed by Rosemary Harris was not only visually more like the comic books, but her acting is the high bar, the standard for everyone, who might ever play the character, …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
EARTH DAY
The reality is: everything recycles. The only hang-up is when we get these things that aren’t readily reusable, so your local recycling centers will say, ‘no that’s not recyclable,’ when what they really mean is the item you might want to recycle is not within the capacity of their operation. They’re only protecting their own …
Calming the Salmon
Deserts exert influence on the riverbed, distressing the fauna. Salmon born early, their birthplace a sauna. Reluctant fishermen catch and release. Release and catch and release again. The whole time the cast was their only plan. For bombshells and clamshells, honeycombs and honeybells, we take it easy and take it well. A lifetime in solitude …
Contradictory Living
There are those who get to middle school who cry in their sleeves about how badly they miss recess. Sure they do. So why is it when they get to gym class they won’t do anything? They just sit in the bleachers and whine. Contradictory living. There’s plenty of that going around. Some will tell …
If You’re A Man
When you’re a man and you get slapped, your first response is to apologize. Sometimes it sounds like this, “I’m sorry. Did I hurt your hand…with my face?” To be a true man means you don’t retaliate. The first thing a child does is start swinging, try to get in a couple of shots, try …
