I mentioned in my previous couple blogs that my wife and I were on a two-week sabbatical in the Midwest, driving between several different areas of both Illinois and Ohio, with only a massive shoebox full of cassettes as entertainment. Some of the context of the box were things that I have since purchased on … Continue reading
Since it’s October, it’s nice of Anime Network to throw up “High School of the Dead” on Time Warner Cable’s Cutting Edge on Demand. The first episode debuted last week and I was shocked and disgusted and overall fairly impressed. This zombie filled anime is almost complete carnage of zombies invading a local high school. … Continue reading
I’m not a patriotic person. I never really have been. I’ve never really understood it. My friends and family know this. They’ve all heard it from me repeatedly – not that I necessarily force my non-patriotism upon them, but they usually ask why the 4th of July is leaving me so nonplussed. Living in France … Continue reading
This has been a good year for action movies. Last summer alone had the triple-whammy of The Losers, The Expendables, and The A-Team. Even Inception was basically an ensemble team-on-a-mission flick with running, gunning and scheming dressed in so much intellectual wrapping. And now, we have one more in the genre for this year. RED … Continue reading
I am not an expert on social policy in any way, shape or form. I took an elective course on education back in college, but I’m hardly knowledgeable on the subject. I’m not an activist or an idealist of any kind. I’m just a schmuck with a blog, some movie passes and way too much … Continue reading
I don’t expect this will be an ordinary blog entry, since Jackass 3D is hardly an ordinary film. I can’t comment on the acting or the writing because there isn’t any of either. The editing is solid and the 3D is glorious — doubly so during the many slo-mo and instant replay shots — but … Continue reading
“But is it actually good? Or is it going to be like Flight of the Navigator?” She asked. “Babe, it’s amazing honestly, it’s one of those perfect films.” I replied. She nodded slowly “OK… but that’s what you said about Flight of Navigator” I should explain, a few years ago my wife and I were … Continue reading
So I may have mentioned my two weeks in the Midwest on Sabbatical*. The driving force behind this trip was two good friends wedding reception at the Polish Club in Dayton, Ohio. We pulled into town Friday night, ate and drank up a storm (South Park Tavern**, whoo-hoo!!!) in preparation for the following night at … Continue reading
“Life is too short to be living somebody else’s dream.” –Hugh Hefner Getting used to Funny Story took a while for me. To start with, this film takes place in a hospital mental ward that’s seemingly run by the patients. Doctors, nurses and orderlies are extremely scarce and security is appallingly lax. We’re told that … Continue reading
That sounds a lot cooler than the reality. I did drink a beer and talk to Eric Bana while he was also drinking a beer, but it wasn’t cause I’m such a cool guy that he wanted to hang. The poor guy was forced into talking to press during an event for his upcoming film … Continue reading