Getting back into watching Lost via Netflix instant. I had seen the first season, and a couple episodes of season two, back when they first aired. Having been mightily impressed by the first few episodes, I found myself being disappointed with the goofier aspects; Ridiculous flashbacks (Of course the Arab dude was once undercover in … Continue reading
Warning, at just over 1400 words this might venture into TL;DR territory. My life is a consistent set of diversions, things to do to take my mind off the futility and mundanity of my existence. Free thought leads to thoughts of inadequacies and dreams now squashed and really it’s far better to just career from … Continue reading
A little less than a year ago my younger cousin Charles made an interesting assessment during the course of a fairly weighty, late-night ale-fueled conversation. He is twenty-five: “My age group is going to be the last one to associate music with something tactile.” This is, when you stop to think about it, fairly obvious. … Continue reading
For the auspicious debut of The Purple Stuff, I bring you my musings on Black Magic 2, aka Revenge of the Zombies, aka the literal translation of it’s original Chinese title, Bewitch Tame Head Why is the first full entry in my blog (on my blog? For my blog? Of? I bet it’s of. What’s … Continue reading
Everyone else has a cool title for their blog. They use something witty that hopefully has a poignant meaning and reveals a glimpse into their personality. The best I could do was “Always Late”. It isn’t revolutionary but it has personal relevance. I’m generally at least five minutes late everywhere I go. I’m not sure … Continue reading
So I caught Fighting on one of the movie channels this week and thought it was surprisingly good. While the movie may have been lighter on the “fighting” than I wanted, there were 3 ½ really good fights. Every fight utilized the environment of each urban setting as part of the battle and every one … Continue reading
I like film trailers, I really do, there’s nothing like sitting in a theatre and being caught off guard by a well cut piece of promotional material. I honestly feel there’s been something lost in the dilution of trailers. By the way this is how my Blog is going to operate 90% of the time, … Continue reading
If I was one of those kids, I’d be way more interested in trying the purple stuff. Fuck Sunny D, it’s okay but it’s boring. But what is that purple stuff? Is it just grape juice? Some crazy beverage you can only get at the local corner store? Something healthy the dude’s parents drink? I’m … Continue reading
As this is my first official blog for CHUD, I suppose I should get the standard introduction out of the way: I’m Donnie Sturges. I go by Don S. in the forums. And I still like The Neverending Story, The Goonies, and The Monster Squad. I mention this because Devin just did a movie review … Continue reading
I’m just going to say this now and get it out of the way – I think Ti West is one of the best directors living and working today. In spite of that Ti West’s middle movie, TRIGGER MAN, has sat on my que for months. Why? Because I’m a creature of mood more than … Continue reading