Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy’s Oscar-nominated directorial debut, was one of my favorite movies of 2007, and it remains as compulsively watchable as the first time I saw it. I love the way Gilroy built and revealed his characters, the structure and delivery of the dialogue, and most certainly the performances. I like Duplicity for a … Continue reading
I should hate this movie, but I just can’t. I should hate its truncated screenplay, its stock characters, and its completely unconvincing ending, and I sort of do, but not enough. There’s no doubt that the script for Sunshine Cleaning is, if not bad, then certainly incredibly uninteresting. Basically the story of two women down … Continue reading
This is Chickenfoot? As someone who still has love for the old fashioned, lowest common denominator rock, I was intrigued by Sammy Hagar’s ‘supergroup’ Chickenfoot. Chad Smith on drums, Michael Anthony on bass, Joe Satriani on guitar, and Hagar on vocals it had potential to at least make up for the fact that Van Halen … Continue reading
Storytelling is powerful. This has been stated and proven since the beginning of time. Good storytelling transports us to other worlds, other realities, and at times it makes us forget our own reality. Good storytelling can make us use the mush we have inside our respective craniums for more than basic functions. There’s also the … Continue reading
Teachers Have Email? I skipped over a hundred days of school over the last two years of my high school experience [might be why I graduated in summer school!]. I’m not ashamed of it, don’t regret a moment of it. I’m just saying… Well, I can think of several moments I regret… but they all … Continue reading
It takes a lot for me to like a tv show. I stopped actively watching television shortly after Twin Peaks originally aired on cbs. I don’t like tv – it’s notorious for talking to people like easily navigable pieces of cattle (which granted, many are). Part of this is the ads, yes. I worked in … Continue reading
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I will hereby trivialize and offend an entire culture by providing a quick, handy guide to the most underrated series of horror films of all time: the Leprechaun movies. I say I’m writing quickly because if I spend any longer on this series than I did watching … Continue reading
We all love to turn our brains off every now and then. Why? So we can watch a decidedly horrible film, that’s why. Sometimes life can get the better of us; taxes, bills, family issues… what better way to deal with our everyday dilemmas than by forgetting all about them for two hours? I look … Continue reading
Hide my twitter. Must keep it safe from Widmore.about 8 hours ago from web Calling future robot H.E.R.B.I.E. .about 8 hours ago from web Lost happens tonight…in the 1970s.about 10 hours ago from web Robot destroyed. Bummed.about 14 hours ago from web Robot knows love. Will never become Sentinel.3:09 PM Mar 17th from web Day … Continue reading
I can’t stop watching Jon & Kate Plus 8. For those of you who haven’t seen the show, it’s a reality-based series following the lives of two parents (that would be Jon and Kate) and their eight — that’s right, EIGHT — children. I first tuned in because I thought it was going to be … Continue reading