Cold, cold, cold. That’s all I hear about, the second the thermometer drops below 40. At this time of year, the air occasionally goes scrotum-shrivellingly cold, so it’s a good time to look at the greatest Winter Movies ever made. There aren’t as many of them as you’d think — probably because the majority of … Continue reading
Even with the modern frequency of remake/sequel/prequel announcements, I still find myself shocked at times. A prequel to The Thing? A prequel to Alien? A remake of The Stepfather?! It shouldn’t. It makes good business sense. Just like in politics or product brands, name recognition is the key. Why remake Dawn Of The Dead, easily … Continue reading
I see a lot of movies every year. A ton. But this year I’ve decided I don’t see enough movies, so one of my New Year Resolutions was to simply see more. And to write about them. See, that’s the other half of the equation: I see a ton of movies, but I write about … Continue reading
My awesome wife got me a starter homebrewing kit as an early birthday present, which means that shortly I’ll be brewing up my own beer. It’s exciting. I’ve become something of a beer snob over the last few years as my tastes have changed and as I started realizing all the many different flavors and … Continue reading
After my family grew out of the highchair years my dad constructed a counter-height bar that jutted out of our kitchen into our TV room. From then on, that was the dinner table at which all family meals were shared. And we children, even into our highschool years, rarely if ever missed a meal in … Continue reading
Democratic Crybabies The Democrats are so pathetic. Their latest plea is that if Martha Coakley doesn’t win in Massachusetts today, they’ll lose their critical 60-seat Senate block and with it, health care reform. It’s bullshit. If the Democrats wanted to pass health care reform, or anything else, they could do it today. Any time they … Continue reading
A review of the book Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber
When the history of 90’s music is written I can only hope that while obvious super groups like The Pixies and Nirvana will be rightfully heralded for not only their amazing songwriting abilities but their virtual overnight erasure of the hair-rock malaise that led us out of the 80’, lesser known bands that impacted and … Continue reading
Could anybody possibly care about what I have to say about tonight’s Golden Globes? What if I offered the phrase “mini-meltdown?” I dutifully watched the Awards for one of my side gigs, and ended up live-blogging them on my Twitter. Inspired by Nick’s live-blog here on CHUD and by my friend Zach’s live-blog over … Continue reading
Brothers is a movie that has kind of slipped through the cracks. It showed up towards the end of 2009, but not in enough time for me to see it for my Best-Of list. It’s been nominated for some awards already, but not enough to make people feel like they ought to go out … Continue reading