"Martha Marcy May Marlene"

It's been quite some time, since I walked out of a movie theater with chills down my spine from the overwhelming string of emotions a film portrayed. This past Friday I was elated when Chris announced that "Martha Marcy May Marlene" was playing downtown, and without hesitation we jumped in the car and made our way to the theater. With months of built up anxiousness, I took my seat with difficulties of hiding my excitement and overall obsession for what was to come. For anyone who is not familiar with the story line of "Martha Marcy May Marlene", it is a haunting vision of a young woman's struggle adapting to a normal life after escaping an abusive cult, that she was a member of over a two year span. Elizabeth Olsen ("Martha") blew me away with her honest, and raw performance that left me breathless, gripping tight to Chris's hand in utter suspense; and of course I can't leave out John Hawkes ("Patrick") who played the frighteningly charming "cult leader". Without a doubt, this film should be nominated for dozens of awards including Elizabeth Olsen for "Best Actress", because for her first major film, she surely blew it out of the water! If you desire a film that will shake you up, and leave you guessing then "Martha Marcy May Marlene" is my top recommendation!

 

(Peek)ture This: Past Weekend

After a long work week, a fun filled weekend and gorgeous weather was much needed. It just so happened to be my lovely grandmothers birthday which meant quality time with the family, and especially my crazy seester! Aside from the normal birthday behavior (food,cake,presents), the sis, little cousins, and myself all headed outside to collect buckeyes! Let's just say the kiddos were more than thrilled, and I couldn't help but giggle watching them. After searching along the ground, we discovered a few more buckeyes up in the trees, so naturally I was asked to knock them down. With a little assistance from a garden rake, I managed to shake a few more lose for them to wrestle over!

 Once the birthday bash ended, the Sees and I made our way downtown, to hit up a few of our favorite hot spots right outside of the city. No sister time is complete without a lot of laughs and a little caffeine fix, so "Sitwells" is always a MUST when visiting Clifton. An iced chai latte, and the hummus platter made my tummy very happy, and I couldn't leave without sneaking some chocolate covered espresso beans to finish it off!

The night ended at  The Esquire with one of the most breathtaking movies called, "The Tree of Life". I've been itching to see it ever since I heard about it's release, and woah was I glad i finally did! I've been told that im too critical of movies and music (which I can't really argue with), but "The Tree of Life" blew my mind on so many levels, it's hard to have anything negative to say. I'm not going to get into my personal opinion of the movie, but just  say GO SEE IT, AND TAKE A FRIEND, OR TWO, OR THREE!!!

Things may be tough around the Sutton household, and I MAY have a little(ok, BIG) case of separation anxiety, but if every weekend is like this past weekend, these next five weeks just might be a tad easier : /