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I love Con Air. Who doesn't love Con Air? It's a smarter movie than we give it credit for. It's the "Don't Stop Believin'" of 90s action cinema – a movie it is impossible to enjoy ironically. (Although DSB has more fans than Con Air.) You either like it, or… Continue reading
A few weeks ago I was talking to my old man, telling him about some of the things I have going on. He wrote back that he didn't know how I managed to find time to watch a movie a day and still do all the things I have on my plate. Since moving to …… Continue reading
News flash: It is harder to write about Alligator and The Howling than I thought. Plus, with the Secaucus 7 DVD having Sayles commentary, I know I'll be watching that twice before writing about it. (Thoughts on that one so far: Lawrence Kasdan is so… Continue reading
I'll be honest: Monster movies have never really been my thing. I enjoy them from time to time, but I don't have the love for them – or for horror in general – that most geeks do. So I was pretty surprised to find that I really enjoyed both Alligator and The… Continue reading
Been a while since I've written one of these; I kind of feel like I should make them count, so I really don't post unless I have something to say. There are many things I want to talk about – how Zac Efron gets a bad rap and The Wire are two recent ideas –but… Continue reading
The past couple of days I've been sick, and, since I've gone through all my DVDs from Netflix for the time being (the ones that I can process in my five-seconds-from puking state, anyway), I've been watching a lot of television. I watch a lot of television to… Continue reading
Why John Sayles? I'll make this quick: In August, I wrote and directed an independent film. It wasn't my first screenplay – I've been doing that since sixth grade – but it was the first time I manned up and stepped behind the camera in a serious way. There… Continue reading
I turned 24 on Monday, and decided to celebrate by heading down to New York City for a couple of days. When people always ask me where I'm from, I say I'm from there. It's bogus, I know, and in violation of all kinds of rules, but the fact remains that no… Continue reading
As I write this, Senator Barack Obama has just won the South Carolina Primary. I know this because he sends me e-mails, and just once, I'd appreciate it if the guy personalized them like this: "Dear Brendan, Did you watch Sunday's episode of The Wire? As you… Continue reading
The best teacher I ever had was my high school history teacher, Doc Worthington. Obsession with all things Braveheart aside, Doc taught us that history was not just a series of events, but a succession of people. Real people – ones with the same wants,… Continue reading
Three years down the road, I think it's time to look back and declare the 2004-2005 television season one of the best ever. Within a year, that year gave us the first seasons of Deadwood, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Veronica Mars, The… Continue reading
‘DEADWOOD' RIDES OUT Fans of the groundbreaking western Deadwood knew it was coming, but the last little bit of hope for closure died when Ian "Al Swearengen" McShane told reporters the last sets were being packed up and torn down. After the sudden… Continue reading
