All I’d really heard about this film before I saw it was that the beginning was nearly silent, no dialogue. People love to point this out (such as with There Will Be Blood or 2001: A Space Odyssey, to which this movie pays considerable homage), which is funny given the origins of animation, and film … Continue reading
This is a personal preference of course, but I hate this sub genre of movies. Its condescending and trite, almost always unrealistic and extremely predictable. From what I gather, these kinds of movies always fall into three sub genres. Here they are: 1. Free Spirit moves in, inspires stodgy family/town to really live each day.(Sound … Continue reading
It is with subtle but sure statement of purpose that I have not yet reserved, nor will I ever reserve, any of this space to discuss Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull. My agenda here is to only ever write constructively, if I can’t always write entirely positively. Like or dislike or … Continue reading
War, Inc. : A Long & Winding Consideration. I guess I was hoping for another Grosse Pointe Blank. No dice. War, Inc. is the new movie from John Cusack. There are other writers and a director credited, but the first credit that comes up is New Crime, Cusack’s production company – this is … Continue reading
War, Inc. : A Long & Winding Consideration. I guess I was hoping for another Grosse Pointe Blank. No dice. War, Inc. is the new movie from John Cusack. There are other writers and a director credited, but the first credit that comes up is New Crime, Cusack’s production company – this is … Continue reading
I’ve made it no secret that I am a lifelong fan of White Castles. I’ve mentioned them in both blog and review. I will always love them and I miss not having easy access to them. So when one is deprived of that which one loves, one is forced to seek alternatives. Fortunately, one lives … Continue reading
Hiya folks, today I’m going to run you through the trip I took with the lady yesterday to see Wall*E. I’ll give my thoughts on the movie later, but here is some of the trip we had. It was quite fun….. Here we are at the Mt. Zion AMC 24 theater (I love it so…). … Continue reading
Yep, here to report that earlier today I lost a fight against a swimming pool light. While brawling with a couple of my younger cousins (who are getting way too big for my liking) I managed to kick a light stuck in one side of the pool. Didn’t think anything of it even though it … Continue reading
With James McAvoy currently bending bullets around the brains of America’s moviegoers, I thought it might be appropriate to revisit one of his breakout performances. No, I’m not talking about the pedo-erotic majesty of his Leto II in Children of Dune. I’m talking about his epic tour de force as the magic white guy in … Continue reading
It was a long weekend for me. Another year had gone by which meant that Chicago’s comic convention, Wizard World Chicago, had come again. Luckily, I prepared a budget of $500, put together some of my books that I wanted signed, and was still able to use my connections to get me in for the weekend … Continue reading