Late to the Party: Mumford & Sons

I don’t know why I’ve never listened to them, honestly. Ever since I started using Last.FM, they’ve been one of my recommended artists, constantly tied sonically to other bands that I enjoy, but, honestly, they’ve never stuck with me. When I first got Spotify, I tried to listen to them again and I can remember […]

This is the Start of Something Peculiar

I’m starting this thing because I really want to begin an exodus into my own mind and what makes me tick. I get the sense that there’s a lot of things that exist in my mind ethereally and this’ll really give me a chance to turn those clouds of thought into the brick and mortar […]

Frank McCourt Must Go.

fsdjk This has nothing to do with film, but I must confess that I am a huge Dodgers fan. I grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, a suburb outside of Los Angeles. My father and his father grew up in Pasadena as Dodgers fans. As a result, I will be a Dodger fan until the day […]

Turn the page on the day, walk away [transformers 3]

Let me start this off by saying that I am a Michael Bay apologist. I don’t know why, really. I just like his movies and am not sorry for it. He may not be able to make an Oscar-Bait late-fall type of movie, but he’s probably the second best in the summer movie business (behind […]

takes four legs to make a ceiling [thor]

graceland updates We’re moving along just fine, everything is sorting out. We need your help with fundraising, though… And it’s tax deductible, so give it a look and give knowing that you’ll be getting it all back from Uncle Sam next April. And that we’re a talented group of people ready to kick some serious […]

take them both in a perfect direction [hanna]

We’ve begun fundraising again, and it’s tax deductible this time. Click Here to Check it Out. We’re up to $200, now. Beginnings This movie starts off awfully slow. And this isn’t a bad thing. See, in a character-driven action film, you need to develop the characters before you can get into the action. It’s why one […]

water dissolving and water removing [meek’s cutoff]

Not related to Meek’s Cutoff; Related to my short film We’ve begun fundraising again, and it’s tax deductible this time. Click Here to Check it Out — Be forewarned that I deal heavily with the ending, the story arc, and what it implies meaning, “Y’ar, thar be spoilers ahead.” But see this movie… But take a […]

Aron Ralston has a problem [127 hours]

After Slumdog Millionaire, I had zero faith in Danny Boyle. Even though he had directed Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, I just could not shake the awful feeling that his career was on a downturn towards sloppy, sentimental works–and I’m also pretty sure I’m the only person who didn’t like it. With 127 Hours, though, […]

Every Thorn has its Rose [megamind]

Because It’s Inevitable Let’s just get this out of the way now: This movie is not The Incredibles. For a few reasons. First, it’s not as good. Plain and simple. Brad Bird works some kind of special magic, and it’s on full display in the Incredibles. Second, the mythos is completely different. Whereas the Incredibles […]

Automobiles, Automobiles, and Automobiles [due date]

It’s a road movie. It’s a buddy comedy. It’s absurd. It’s incredibly heartfelt. Seriously? Seriously. Even though it exists in the universe of a comedy–where breaking the law is okay and repercussions are excised for the sake of pacing–this movie culls a lot of emotion out of its situations and its pit stops. But don’t […]