The Vast of Night is primarily the story of two people, Everett Sloan (played humorously by Jake Horowitz), a charismatic night-time disc-jockey, and nerdy innocent, adorable, Fay Crocker (played by […]
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Neaux Reel Idea: Our Stay-Home Movie Mixtape, Vol. 1
March 22, 2020Troubling times we’re living in, for sure. New Orleans has essentially shut down to halt the spread of COVID-19, the global pandemic that separates the true leaders from the whiny […]
Progressive’s Weekend: Things to Do in New Orleans for 2/21 – 2/23
February 21, 2020Mardi Gras 2020 fever is spreading across the city, the metro area, and the entire region, as Fat Tuesday quickly and swiftly approaches. Never being ones to “Debbie downer” any […]
The Progressive’s Weekend: 10/5 – 10/7
October 5, 2018Past policies, beyond bickering and right at the doorstep of our inner child, this is The Progressive’s Weekend! Almost everyone has had their eyes glued to C-SPAN and news channels […]
Neaux Reel Idea: ALL ABOUT NINA Review
October 2, 2018Mary Elizabeth Winstead is no stranger to performing as a survivor on film. A while back, she portrayed an alcoholic in Smash, a kidnappee in the midst of a global […]
The Progressive’s Weekend: 9/28 – 9/30
September 28, 2018Past policies, beyond bickering and right at the doorstep of our inner child, this is The Progressive’s Weekend! Ugh. That’s my honest to goodness reaction to this Kavanaugh business. My […]
Fahrenheit 11/9: Big Easy Magazine Goes Cinematic
September 20, 2018This Wednesday, Big Easy Magazine hosted its first movie event, a special early screening of Michael Moore’s new movie Fahrenheit 11/9. The film is about America in the age of Trump, and […]
Neaux Reel Idea: THE GOD INSIDE MY EAR Review
September 18, 2018Few of the images in the opening montage of inner character visual turmoil play any kind of hand in the narrative of The God Inside My Ear. At one moment, […]
Neaux Reel Idea: NOT IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Review
September 4, 2018“The system is broken.” We hear and read the above line all the time, in reference to malpractices and injustices within government and business, when it seems there is no […]
Neaux Reel Idea: FORGOTTEN BAYOU Review
August 28, 2018Being a Cajun myself – one associated with the culture through last name and my father’s past memories – the story of Bayou Corne, LA as presented in Forgotten Bayou is particularly heartbreaking. It represents a community that’s getting farther and farther away from me and a way of life I’ll never quite understand.
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