Carbon Costume

…t only that he’s been cheating on his wife, but often assaulting the young men and women he meets off these sites. Cal is extremely weary once he finds out Jules goes to high school with his son Nate. He sees her at the fair and begs her to not tell anyone. Cal is a very intimidating character and has some extreme red flags personality-wise. So far there is no good side to Cal besides some re-emerging guilt for having a second life apart from his…

…umes I want to make. I don’t really want to research and replicate the Mad Men costumes. And I don’t know many people that have — but has Mad Men brought back vintage and are more people wearing mod styles? Absolutely. It’s just more inspiration than recreation. Movie-wise, I thought all the Oscar nominees were amazing this year (but they usually are!) — I wished there had been more love for both Mirror, Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman. Fan…

…In Promising Young Woman, Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas (Carey Mulligan) is a med school dropout who now takes revenge on predatory men by pretending to be drunk at clubs and bars, letting men take her home, and revealing her sobriety when they try to take advantage of her. In her latest act of vengeance, Cassie poses as a stripper dressed in a nurse outfit to reach her target at his bachelor party….

…e Arthurian legend acted out and written by the comedy troupe, Monty Python. The king, played by Graham Chapman and his squire, Patsy, travel throughout England searching for people to join the Knights of the Round Table. He recruits men such as Sir Bedevere the Wise and Sir Lancelot the Brave on his quest. Arthur intends to lead the men to Camelot, but after a musical number, he decides against it. Then he is visited by God, who gives him the tas…

…getting shot in the eye by Constance Langdon, who caught her husband making advances on her. To women, she appears as her “true self” — a pleasant elderly lady with a gray left eye. To men, she appears as a young seductress. In her words, this is because women see things for as they are whereas men see only what they desire. She befriends Vivian and tries to help during her pregnancy, but she preys on Ben’s adulterous desires. Frances Conroy play…

…to Bill Murray’s M. Ivan and Ralph Fiennes’ M. Gustave. Whereas the older men did their job with polish and pride, M. Jean seems to do his job simply because it is his job. The pins on his lapels mark him as a member of The Society of the Crossed Keys but he does not have the same polish as either Ivan or Gustave. And that is the point. Because M. Jean represents the less splendorous present life of The Gran Budapest, his uniform is much simpler…

…dwalk Empire, Nelson Van Alden (played by Michael Shannon) is one of those men who lived long enough to see themselves become the villain in their own story. Although he started as a good man, he ultimately allowed corruption to take hold. It’s hard to see that from the outside though. Throughout the series Van Alden stuck to the same sort of clothing even as his priorities and principles changed. Like many men at that time he wears a coordinated…

…The Scarlet Witch was originally part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, along with her brother and father. She has the ability to manipulate probability and reality through her hexes. Though she used to fight against the X-Men, she later switches sides to become a key member of the Avengers….

…d of mischief. Peep the President Loki button! We choose this Pokemon trainer cosplay! We immediately recognized this Red Queen Kitty Pryde from X-Men. This was her first cosplay ever and she crushed it! Tweet…

…f the cartoons we grew up with like Ninja Turtles, Batman Animated Series, X-Men, and just about everything out of 90’s era Nickelodeon. What were your favorite cartoons as kids growing up? Bryan: Along with the shows mentioned above, I was also a big fan of classic Disney and early Pixar movies. Top of my list would be Peter Pan, Toy Story, and Incredibles. Nick: I was really into the 90’s Spider-Man cartoon, as well as Pee-Wee’s Playhouse if tha…