Calder Martin
Bio
Mostly I screenwrite and eat mac n cheese.
Usually write here when I'm procrastinating.
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Chechen Mobsters, Good Depictions of Addiction, and Discussions of the Metaphysical
Barry I’m going to start off this list with what is my favorite show streaming right now: Barry. Despite Bill Hader, completely worthless Chechen mobsters, a feral Tae Kwon Do child one episode and an amazing story that constantly switches between laugh out loud and amazing drama? Maybe you haven’t heard of Barry, but the show is an absolute phenomenon. While it initially starts off looking bleak as Bill Hader, staring as depressed hitman Barry, is trudging through life with no motivation, that all changes when Barry enters an acting class. The show soon follows Barry having found a new purpose in life, and struggles to put his past behind him. The show poses the question of redemption, after all can a man capable of murdering people for money have good in him? While Bill Hader is a known comedian, we find out just how amazing of an actor, screenwriter, and even director he is in the nonstop adventure that the show provides. While the audience roots for Barry throughout the show, his past continues to follow him. While the show is critically acclaimed with multiple awards for acting and screenwriting, too often I find people who have no idea what the show even is. Honestly I consider this an absolute shame. It has some of the greatest examples of dramatic irony you could find online, poses very real moral questions, and can even be extremely relatable and introspective. Discussing how people glorify their own story, try to move on, and too often have their past define them.
By Calder Martin4 years ago in Geeks
The Tree And The Stars
Everyday the world closes in. Walls tighten and confine me to my seat as I look out my window once again. The courtyard is a green and gray blur, I’ve worn my contacts fewer than a dozen times in the past 3 months, but I don’t need them to describe the world outside.
By Calder Martin4 years ago in Poets
