Posted in Critic's Corner, Same Shit, Different Day on Apr 29th, 2008 4 Comments »
I’m beginning to feel a little guilty about not having written anything real in such a long time. Suffice it to say I’ve got a lot on my mind and it’s apparently blinding me to the plethora of possible posts. But hey, just because I’m not bringing my A game doesn’t mean I […]
Posted in Critic's Corner on Apr 9th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’ve never been a diehard ‘Blair Witch Project’ fan, so I was iffy on Cloverfield after everyone started comparing the two. I knew the whole hand-held, shaky cam thing could be an effective tool (if you don’t believe me, just watch Irreversible), but there has to be more to it than just that.
Anyway, screw […]
Posted in Critic's Corner, Deep Thoughts on Apr 9th, 2008 12 Comments »
I’m not really sure why it’s taken me so long to read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Perhaps the subject matter? I’m sure it didn’t help. Also I had a particularly obnoxious professor who felt it her duty to remind us weekly that Nabokov was the best thing since sliced bread. I […]
Posted in Critic's Corner, Same Shit, Different Day on Apr 1st, 2008 6 Comments »
Ok, I took a look at your favorite movies thinking I could glean a little something about each you based on them. Sadly I didn’t make much headway. I do have a better idea who all I’d invite over for a movie night though…
Anyway, in my search for deeper meaning I came across […]
Posted in Critic's Corner on Mar 19th, 2008 No Comments »
More reviews… books first:
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King Dork: It always comes back to ramoning… Just finished King Dork by Frank Portman and I’ve got to say, I really enjoyed it. Tom Henderson is a high school misfit. Never part of the popular crowd, he immerses himself in rock-n-roll and tries to escape each school day more or less […]
Posted in Critic's Corner on Feb 28th, 2008 5 Comments »
I’m falling behind but below I’ll list a few of the things I’ve seen & read lately. If you want to catch all my reviews, check out my amazon/uk page. I hope to catalog everything there (movie, tv, book reviews … to-read & to-see lists) eventually.
Watching:
Jekyll : Complete BBC Series 1 […]
Posted in Critic's Corner on Feb 21st, 2008 2 Comments »
I have a new favorite book: The Man Who Fell Asleep by Greg Stekelman. The short of it is- this is the best satire I’ve read in years… quite possibly ever.
TMWFA is that good. Gushingly, stalk the author, shout it from the rooftops, better than ezra, good. And before any of you wiseacres […]
Posted in Critic's Corner on Feb 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Let it be The Diving Bell And The Butterfly. Words can not express how much I loved this film…
Posted in Critic's Corner on Feb 15th, 2008 No Comments »
Three more:
In The Valley Of Elah:In The Valley Of Elah tells the story of a father (Tommy Lee Jones) investigating the death of his son, who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. But it’s not about the war- more so the inhumanity of war (if that makes sense).
Tommy Lee Jones with his […]
Posted in Critic's Corner on Feb 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’m actually excited about American Idol this time around. After sitting through years of shitty-to-mediocre singers (I never saw myself buying an idol winner’s cd anyway), there are actually 4 or 5 I genuinely like.
I just wish they’d change the format of the show. It’s tough coming off auditions where great songs from […]
Former supermodel turned brain surgeon leaves behind successful career in America to try her hand at hausfraudom in the lovely Saxon city of Dresden, Germany.
Some days are good, some are bad... all are opportunities to learn & grow.
With my sunny disposition and can-do attitude, what could possibly go wrong?
None
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk