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In case anyone reading cares about such things, I will be honest and note that I rewrote the following, so that I could round out my list out as an even tenner. There are no rules here. And this ain't a best-of list. The only thing that binds these ten… Continue reading
2008 is almost through, and like everyone else here on the internets, I've got lists. That stuff will kick in on the next post. But to narrow down the best-of field, I've gone to the theater a whole lot recently, and in so doing I've seen a shit-ton of… Continue reading
Man, I just love movies. Do I say that here enough? Love ‘em. Regarding the movie up there in the title, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, I can only say: Go see it. It's got plenty of the joys that come with movies. True love and loss, closely… Continue reading
Gonna have to go with the minor classic… Scrooged (1989). Directed by Richard Donner. Written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. Starring Big Bad Bill Murray. We're now in week four of Christmas. Really. Christmas Day is officially December 25,… Continue reading
But first, a reckoning about what I wrote the other day: Maybe I was a little harsh on Yes Man, especially not having yet seen it. That's not the order in which things ought to be done. Then again, now that I have done things in reverse order, I feel like I… Continue reading
Number one at the box office this weekend was Jim Carrey in Yes Man. One person who did not contribute twelve bucks to that tally, however, was yours truly. If I had to guess, I would suppose that the reason why is that I absolutely can't stand the premise.… Continue reading
Number one at the box office this weekend was Jim Carrey in Yes Man. One person who did not contribute twelve bucks to that tally, however, was yours truly. If I had to guess, I would suppose that the reason why is that I absolutely can't stand the premise.… Continue reading
So I was one of those people who watched Punisher: War Zone this weekend. If you've clicked through this site far enough to get to my two cents on the matter, I'll tell you it's definitely worth that late-night rental three months from now. If you like to get… Continue reading
My absolute favorite Prince protégé of all time is Vanity. Sure I have an opinion on a subject that obscure – doesn't everybody? I'm a fan of Prince, so it follows that I am a fan of his beauteous protégés. And of all of them, I… Continue reading
I'm obsessed right now with this one particular movie title. I saw it on a marquee recently and I can't stop chuckling every time I think about it. You ready? It's called… The Boy In The Striped Pajamas. Or, as IMDB refers to it, by its naturalized… Continue reading
Hey, remember that scene in The Thing where Kurt Russell has to slice the finger of each of his coworkers for a blood test in order to determine which one of them is The Thing? Remember that scene in Evil Dead 2 where Bruce Campbell has to lop off his own… Continue reading
Doubt I need to remind anybody that today is November 4th – Election Day. At this time, let us consider nothing else – not work, not family, not even blogs – until we have voted. Americans in the not-too-distant past have fought and died for our right to… Continue reading
