by christawojo@gmail.com | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog, Book Reviews, Film Reviews, Uncategorized
2020 was the year of waiting, the year of paralysis. I was stuck in the US for most of it due to airport closures. When I finally got back to Panama in time for the holidays, the country began to open up, and life got back to “normal.” My feet have barely...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog, Book Reviews, Guest posts, On Love
Originally published on Storgy.com. After reading the first few paragraphs of Call me By Your Name, I was like a starved woman shoving food into my mouth. André Aciman is the writer of love that I have been waiting for all my life, since I was a girl who read...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog, Film Reviews, On film, Uncategorized
I’ve been burned-out on movies lately. Ever-increasing over-the-top effects, campy or predictable dialogue, and lack of depth leave me in a funk. Sometimes, the visual busyness is over-stimulating and my brain just shuts off. I think, what was that? Why did I spend...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Jun 2, 2016 | Thoughts on Books, Uncategorized
I’m sharing one of the best blog posts I’ve some across in a long time. Are you a fan of American Psycho? Read this piece by Jeremy Dyson about how well-written shock and gore fiction can and should make profound statements about society. This year marks...
by christawojo@gmail.com | May 11, 2016 | Film Reviews, Uncategorized
This is part of my series on foreign film, indie film, and film festival winners. These types of films are a huge influence on my writing and I want to share them with you. Bitter Moon 1992 Drama, Romance, Thriller I was only fifteen when Bitter Moon came out. It...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Sep 28, 2015 | 90s Monday
The Crow is one of my favorite movies of the 90s. It has an amazing dark and romantic soundtrack. I just love how The Cure’s song plunges in and sweeps you away. I wish they hadn’t made the sequels. They should have just left it alone. There is a remake of...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Aug 10, 2015 | Film Reviews
I generally feel unfulfilled by the majority of American and mainstream film, but there are so many amazing movies made every year that get buried beneath the blockbusters. Well, I’m putting a stop to that. In this series, I will explore foreign film, indie film, and...
