Michael Blancato graduated from the University of Florida with degrees in English and psychology. He received his master's from Temple University, where he specialized in film and media studies. He currently teaches writing at Temple University and writes for the Philadelphia City Paper. 
“Every Man and Woman Is an Island”: Modern Discontent in the Films of Wong Kar-wai
“Wong shows that certain modernized countries have been able to flourish economically because they have embraced globalization, but with powerful emotional consequences for their people.”
