Here are the lyrics to a song written and sung by John Mayer. He’s one of my new favorite singers and his album, “Heavier Things” has such beautiful truth to it; read below and have a listen sometime. This song has personal meaning to me. Boy do I know what happens when your mother and…
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Movie Recap – Sin City
Sin CityStarring: Bruce Willis, Micky Rourke, Jessica Alba, Benecio DelTorro, Elijah WoodDirected: Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn, Spy Kids)Rating : ★★★ SYNOPSIS I’ve never been a graphic novel reader (for no reason whatsoever, just never was into “that scene”) but I wanted to see Sin City for no other reason than pure visual curiosity…
Read MoreLost: Recap (S2,E5)
Whoa. Great episode. What we learned It seems as if Walt is apart of The Others (the Teddy bear).I don’t think I believe that anymore. Mr. Echo rocks The Tail-enders have “trust” issues Jin can catch fish The Others make no sound or tracks and perhaps are “corrupted” passengers; maybe this “sickness” that Roussaeu spoke…
Read MoreMovie Recap – Elephant
ElephantStarring: Nobody except the GW impersonator and star of “That’s My Bush” (come on, don’t you remember that show?), Timothy Bottoms — well not “nobody” but its pointless to list people’s names you wouldn’t know.Directed: Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Psycho [remake], Finding Forrester)Rating : ★ 1/2 SYNOPSISVan Sant attempts an art-house linear minimalist…
Read MoreMovie Recap – A History of Violence
To follow in line with the aforementioned Friday movie-going high-jinx I’ll add quick reviews of the other films we’ve seen on our Mini-Van Mob afternoons. A History of ViolenceStarring: Viggo Mortensen (I sure hope you know who he is), Ed Harris, Maria Bello, William HurtDirected: David Cronenberg (Crash, The Dead Zone, They Fly)Rating : ★★…
Read MoreMovie Recap – The Island
I know this is going backward. I’m lazy. Get over it. The IslandStarring: Ewan McGregor, Scartlett JohanssonDirected: Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys)Rating : ★★★ SYNPOSISThe Island is a very ambitious project — which unfortunately slowly falls apart, but not without making some interesting premises (although not completely original) – about genetic manipulation and cloning….
Read MoreMovie Recap – Domino
I spent the afternoon blowing off work and seeing a movie with my friend Ryan. Ryan is a movie guy. Literally. Went to film school. Interned on the set of X-Men. Does film work for church and is a partner in a film production company. It’s become our new tradition to see a matinee on…
Read MoreLost: Recap (S2,E4)
What we learned: As suspected, they are not the others Anna RosaAna Lucia (or Ana Lucifer as I call her) is a dictator and bitch Of the 23 survivors of the tail, very few remain (perhaps the sickness) The food brought them all together — instead of potentially dividing them all apart and against each…
Read MoreLost: Recap (S2,E3)
Synposis and analysis time. What we have learned: Locke was obsessed with the man that took his kidney (could this be the way Locke was paralyzed? perhaps the man got so annoyed that he caused an “accident” with Locke?) Locke was in anger management. Met a woman named Helen. Jack is very angry about “faith”….
Read MoreLost: Recap (S2,E2)
What we now know: Sawyer and Michael are fine – but bicker like married senior citizens. Jin was captured by the “others”. Kate likes chocolate. Desmond believes the world was to end Desmond also apparently likes snowmen (freak) There is a 108 (minute?) countdown that is preventing something from happening. The shark(s?) have that symbol…
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