Category: Devil Strip Articles
AKRON ADOLESCENCE – The Edge of Education
AKRON ADOLESCENCE – The Edge of Education By Chris Kessinger (The Film Freak) The Sun always seemed to shine a little brighter on the first day of school. The promise of a fresh start, with the ... Read More
Now and Then/ Burntwood Tavern
FILM & FEAST By Chris Kessinger (The Film Freak) Film : Now and Then (1995) Stars : Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, Rosie O’Donnell, Rita Wilson Four lifelong friends look back on a summer of ... Read More
Oxygen/ Diamond Deli
FILM & FEAST By Chris Kessinger (The Film Freak) Film : Oxygen (1999) Stars : Maura Tierney, Adrian Brody In this high stakes crime thriller, Madeline Foster (Tierney) is a no-nonsense New York po... Read More
Akron Adolescence – The Rubber Bowl
AKRON ADOLESCENCE By Chris Kessinger (The Film Freak) Ten hours at The Rubber Bowl When i look back on it now, Ozzfest 98 was probably a rough first concert for a 13-year-old. I had just gotten into R... Read More
Mr Nobody/ Crave Restaurant
An artistic view of film and food By Chris Kessinger Mr. Nobody (2009) In a Tweet : Belgian film director, Jaco Van Dormael, makes his on-screen debut crafting an original look at the elements of free... Read More
The Nightlight: Celebrating a year
By Chris Kessinger (The Film Freak) When the lights go out on another hard working day for Akronites, there is one place that owns the night for Akron’s motion arts. The Nightlight movie theater... Read More
500 Days of Summer/ Hartville Kitchen
Summer comes early with home fried cooking. By Chris Kessinger (The Film Freak) 500 Days of Summer (2009) In a Tweet : Brilliantly original and tastefully relatable, 500 Days Of Summer is the perfect ... Read More
Q&A with Director Ernie Smith/ “Christine at the Crossroads” review
Film Review : “Christine at the Crossroads” One person’s exile from the truth not only burns them from the inside, but it can do damage to those they love. This is the center of the stru... Read More