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The Great Ohio Desert…

Several years ago a friend tried to get me to read David Foster Wallace’s INFINITE JEST. IF you know what it is, you know why I hesitant to make that commitment. I had recently read an interview DFW had done with David Lynch, one of my favorite directors, and loving Mr. Wallace’s writing style made … Continue reading

Hype.

Just today I’ve gotten a ton of emails from people wondering if we’re not hyping Let the Right One In too much. Devin started it on the site when he saw the film and (rightfully) fell in love with it during Fantastic Fest. It’d been hyped up for me as well before I was finally … Continue reading

Memorable Characters: Large Marge

Seeing as how we are but a week away from Halloween, I thought maybe I should bring some much needed attention to a memorable character that scared the living daylights out of me when I was a child.  What’s peculiar, however, is the fact that she was on screen for no more than three minutes … Continue reading

Heart of the Matter 10/22/08

Al Qaeda Endorses McCain Now that al Qaeda has endorsed John McCain, it’ll be fascinating to hear McCain and his allies explain why America’s #1 enemy has thrown its support to him. In case you don’t remember, back in May McCain argued that Hamas had endorsed Obama, took these “endorsements” at face value, and concluded … Continue reading

Egg Crate!

There are certain days when I feel older than I did the day before.  It’s not a bad thing necessarily, just odd.  Yesterday, I made one of my most exciting purchases of the year (aside from my iPhone of course).  I headed into Bed, Bath and Beyond and bought an egg crate mattress.  A little … Continue reading

Rail of Tomorrow REVIEW: Slumdog Millionaire

Some days, there’s a movie… The day of the screening for Slumdog Millionaire, I was wiped. I’d been up late the night before doing homework, had around five, six hours of sleep when all’s said and done, taken a test, and just generally felt like going home and making myself some comfort food. I kind … Continue reading