Earlier this week, I watched The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters1 What I expected to be a light-hearted documentary about competitive video gamers took an unexpected turn into the dark, bizarre, lengths small people go to keep their name in the #1 spot, their clique tight, and outsiders out. Since you’ve lived through …
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Zodiac: Long, Unsatisfying
Much like the story Zodiac was retelling, it was long, drawn-out, and came to a less than satisfying end. Though the 2 decade long serial killer story was condensed down to 157 minutes, much of it could have been cut (the pre-re-married Jake Gyllenhaal character with his son, all of the murder scenes, the scene …
Rennaissance: If Blade Runner Wasn’t Drawn By Frank Miller
A Scanner Darkly – Movie Review
Tonight, I watched Richard Linklater’s adaptation of ‘A Scanner Darkly’. As advertised, it was Philip K. Dick done by Richard Linklater and supervised by David Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch with a little 1984 thrown in for optimism. Independent of Linklater’s comfort food cast (everyone is great), SD is an obvious, direct descendant from Slacker – all …
Netflix Defines a 3-Star Movie for Me
This week our Netflix queue hasn’t been very good to us. While Prison Break started off engaging and interesting, it falls apart quickly halfway through Season 1 Disc 2. Where the less MacGyver-inspired supporting stories unfold. Netflix’s Suggested Rating: 3-stars Last night, Idiocracy. After watching more than 15 minutes of the film, I’m not surprised …
Stranger than Fiction: Best Movie by 13 Minutes
13 minutes in, I declared Stranger than Fiction the best movie I’ve seen in 2 years. A result of the crisp cinematography, the “Pop-up Video”-esque info-graphics, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy-esque narration, a storyline in the vein of Being John Malcovich or Fight Club, and engaging performances by Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhall, and Emma …
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Go Aristocrat Yourself
We watched The Aristocrats last night. While I was more entertained than I expected…I was just as uncomfortable as I expected. Four Highlights: Andy Richter telling the joke to his santa-hat wearing infant. If there’s anyone that completely doesn’t get it…it’s someone that totally lacks language comprehension. Cartman telling the joke on South Park. Making …
Born Rich? Take the Pill Instead.
We watched Born Rich tonight. Props to Jamie Johnson for putting it together…but that, as someone not born rich is all I can give him. Or, maybe it’s that I’m not 21 any more…or maybe it’s because I’ve always known (or had some inclination) of what I’ve wanted to do with my life…I have a …
Double Feature: History of Violence & Murderball
I’d been looking forward to watching Murderball for a while now. I couldn’t wait and listened to Michael Geohegan’s Reel Review. Murderball is great for one reason – it’s a really cool sport. As a sports movie, it feels more like the skateboard/snowboard/bicycle-stunt team self-promotional videos I grew up with. With the best parts being …
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I Know How Aurthor Dent Felt
Woke up this morning to the road construction crew sawing through cement. Wondering why it’s so loud, I wander half-awake through the house, to discover they’re inches from the Neon – sawing though my driveway. Just outta sight are three giant Caterpillar road construction monsters. Damn Vogons.