Film Review: Gravity
by Alex Carrigan Several months ago, I saw the first teaser trailer for Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. Now, when I went to watch the teaser, I didn’t really know what I was expecting. Cuarón is a director I really like, but it has been a long time since he released a film. Children of Men was the last thing he […]
Featured Artist: Nicholas Scarpinato
by Cyrus Nuval I had the delight of interviewing one of Poictesme’s favorite photographers, Nicholas Scarpinato, a 19-year-old VCU student. The interview took place in Nicholas’ apartment; he had just gotten back from a shoot, and apologized for the mess in his bedroom. The rug had been pulled to the side where he had a […]
Pipe Dreams and Cracked Pavement: Richmond Wanderings
by Maya Chesley I. We say we will go wandering at 9:00, but we catch our ride at 10:30 when the wind has already stopped teasing and started whining and turning bitter. Chilly. I feel her sour breath slip through the window I lay my head against; through the glass the cold goes, onto my […]
The Richmond Transients: Texas Beard Man
by Elly Call This is a picture of a hat and The Gospel of Mark 10:13-31 on a sign. He had a conversational beard, Sashaying out from the cowboy hat brim. I wanted to talk to that beard. It shared my feelings, Reaching for me and everyone from the Lower Lip Ledge in a Friendly […]
Writer Notes: Tommy Desanto
I began writing back in high school when I realized it was therapeutic and meditative. It’s cheap medicine for my ever-lingering depression. There’s only one problem: it simultaneously feeds and cures the disorientation I feel day to day. When I sit down to write, I can streamline my thoughts in a way that helps me […]