I was inspired over this past weekend when I finally got the last piece of my Halloween costume in the mail to write this article. I plan on being Kane from “Alien” this year, so I needed a chest-burster. This shopping around for a chest-burster led me to the desire to watch...

What do you get when you take a legendary director, an Oscar winning actor, and the most beautiful woman on Earth?   “The Terminal.”   The director I’m talking about is, of course, Steven Spielberg, the Oscar winning actor is Tom Hanks, and the most beautiful woman...

A movie covering issues of politics, racism, and social class. Sounds boring- right? Usually I’d agree, but believe it or not, that is exactly what one of my favorite movies is all about.   Obviously, I’m talking about “District 9”. Still unknown to a lot of people,...

With fall finally arriving, there is nothing more perfect than the taste of pumpkin. For this week’s post, I searched Pinterest to attempt something new- specifically, to make some scones. As an avid tea drinker and someone who enjoys all things pumpkin, this recipe was perfect....

Before I begin my review of “Silence of the Lambs”, I feel I must address a mistake I had made in last week’s column. In my “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest” review I had talked at length about Jack Nicholson's retirement. Literally the day after the article was released,...

With the news of Jack Nicholson's retirement swirling around in the media, I couldn't help but be re-inspired to write this post. Originally, I had planned for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” to be my first review for Out of My Element, but logistically, it made more sense...

Kicking off the Halloween season prematurely on Friday, Sept. 13, “Insidious: Chapter 2” picks up right where the original left off when it hit theaters two years ago. The Lambert family is dealing with the death of Elise Rainer (Lin Shaye), who was mysteriously killed...