THE SYNDROME

ENTERTAINMENT OBSESSION // 2009

Stuff About Lauren...

I'm Lauren. I have two brothers, a crooked spine and I usually read magazines from the back to the front. I don't really know why; it just feels better that way. For a while I thought I'd devote my life to putting things in print (hard news, feature articles, new American fiction) but, about eight years ago, I realized that I've secretly been in love with film all my life. The crooked spine isn't going anywhere. I'm still kinda angry about that.

About the Blog...

I used to be a film critic for a newspaper. I got to immerse myself in entertainment and dissect it for other people. I miss that. Look ... there's other stuff going down on planet Earth that seems a little more life-and-death, but I love film because it taught me how to be a moral human being. Movies were my third parent. So this is why I blog THE SYNDROME.

"The Kids From the Closet"

Posted on 5/27/2008 10:38:00 PM No Comments

Electronic Morning Joe

Posted on 5/26/2008 12:49:00 AM No Comments
I'm back. I've been filling in for Dave at theBadandUgly.com and, between vicious gossip and my day job, my life kind of got eaten. So did content for THE SYNDROME.

I've seen a few movies during the break, not including the Coen Siblings' latest craziness. If Speed Racer has taught me anything it's that my instincts are pretty damn good. Also, not all anime is made equal.

By now you should all know that I'm going crazy over the upcoming Akira adaptation. It's still a ways off but the film boasts Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT. I had to type in all CAPS to convey how much I like this guy.

I'm posting (old) video of Joe so that you can at least try to understand where I'm coming from.

Vampire Week Ends

Posted on 5/08/2008 01:07:00 AM No Comments
Won Best World Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival:

Fresh Blood

Posted on 5/07/2008 02:44:00 AM No Comments



A hot, fangless emo-vamp who bounds like Spider-man and can walk in UV rays like a pre-prison Snipes? I've heard that both veins and legs will stay closed in this movie. Let's do away with hundreds of years of bloody hedonistic folklore, shall we? I for one am up for a magic carpet ride to the blood bank and then to the prom.