
The goth king and queen have split
As of writing, Hot Topic is mourning the separation of Tim Burton and his mistress of darkness, Helena Bonham Carter. This wasn’t actually surprising. They had been living apart for over a year. What’s interesting is the timing of the announcement. Why now? Burton’s film Big Eyes (starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz) opened on Christmas day, two days after Carter’s rep confirmed the split with PEOPLE. There hasn’t been a lot of hype around the film, so maybe this was a las

Not bad, not good, just nice
Before we get into this, let me start by saying I’M OFFICIALLY DONE WITH COLLEGE Y’ALL! I’m back in California for Christmas and so I’ve been too busy eating pie to update. I’ve finally had a chance to catch up on movies, so we’re back in business. Into the Woods was okay. To paraphrase the witch, it wasn’t bad, it wasn’t good, it was just nice. So what was good? The soundtrack was great. I was annoying my whole family by singing I WISH TO GO TO THE FESTIVAL all day. I am lis

Peter Pan Live didn't suck, you guys
I feel like I’m the only one who didn’t hate-watch Peter Pan Live over the weekend. I was genuinely excited to watch Alison Williams go at it as the hottest boy-girl who ever lived and Christopher Walken play Christopher Walken as Captain Hook. I’m in the UK, so unfortunately I couldn’t watch it live. I was scanning the reviews while I got my hair cut and then watched the clips as soon as they were uploaded to YouTube. I can’t tell you how I feel about the continuity or where