Today’s movie is Cloud Atlas. And let me just start by saying that it’s interesting and fascinating, but I have absolutely no idea what I watched. So if this review gets confusing, just realize the source material was confusing too. And let me just also point out that the Wachowskis (who made the Matrix series) haven’t […]
Month: December 2013
The Occasional Movie Review
One of the bonuses of this time of year is the fact that my workplace forces us to take vacation during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. So this allows some time to catch up on some movie watching. Like finally watching a DVD I’ve had from Netflix since April. Yes, the shame […]
It’s Dead, Jim
Let us all take a moment of silence to mourn the loss of something that has been near and dear to us for a long time. The Metrodome is now, officially, dead. After today’s Vikings game, the process of dismantling it is beginning. Like doctors harvesting organs from the freshly deceased, construction workers–or are they […]
The Twelve(ish) Guilty Pleasures of Christmas
I know. I’m not going to end up anywhere near 12. Just accept it and get over it. Today’s guilty pleasure is a little odd, but it’s also a broad collection of things. It’s the feel good, or sad, make-you-cry story or video on the internet. You know the ones: videos of soldiers coming home […]
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The Occasional Movie Review
I’ve seen Psycho once. And yes, it freaked me out. I’ve seen other Hitchcock films as well, and I actually felt that Rear Window and Rope were better (Rope is my all-time favorite Hitchcock film because of what it manages to do–make you get as panicky as the lead characters who’ve murdered a friend and put his body in […]
The Twelve(ish) Guilty Pleasures of Christmas
Day three. And this one hurts a little. One of the great double-edged swords of our modern mobile-technology age is that everyone–and I mean damned near everyone–almost always has a camera with them. And more likely than not, that camera has internet access. This means that those people can post cute pictures of their kids, […]
The Twelve(ish) Guilty Pleasures of Christmas
Day two. Continuing from yesterday’s website theme, the next guilty pleasure is a set of sites I go to at least once a week, and sometimes twice a week. They’re the types of sites that I believe makes the internet such a wonderful place–with so many people of varying interests, it’s great to have well-made […]
The Twelve(ish) Guilty Pleasures of Christmas
Welcome to a new feature here at the ol’ blog, wherein I lay out the guilty pleasures I enjoy both around this time of year and during the rest of the year. Might as well give thanks for all of them and air my shame all at the same time, right? First up, I’ll celebrate […]