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All Things End

The past couple of weeks have been interesting as several pop-culture phenomenon have concluded all at the same time. We have seen the end of stories about a fantasy world, political satire, superheroes, and some nerds who eat together, that have captured the collective hearts and imaginations of millions of people around the world in… […]

Weird words we use everyday

To tell you the truth I think all words are weird. Language in general is a very peculiar thing. It is just grunts and sounds arranged in a particular pattern or sequence that we have all collectively agreed has some sort of meaning. English in particular is complex and hard to learn as in it’s… […]

MET Gala 2019

I know this is a little late but I had to do a post about this year’s MET Gala. Every year the beautiful and the rich get together in an extravagant display of excess and wealth for…some reason. They choose a theme, people prepare, they make a scene, and stop for lots and lots of […]

Some Stuff

As you know, I stopped posting for over a year and started again just recently. But during that time it wasn’t that I was not writing, I just didn’t complete anything that I wrote. Currently I have 18 draft posts just sitting there waiting to be re-examined and maybe posted. Well this is one of […]

Bad Trek

The last post I wrote for this blog before I went on a ridiculously long break was about Star Trek Discovery. The show had just started, airing the first 2 episodes which created and destroyed the world I thought this story was to take place in. I had enjoyed the episodes but because I hadn’t… […]

Product placement

I still have friends that complain about product placement in movies. It used to be something that got to me as well but many years ago I kinda just got over it. Why? Because it properly reflects a realistic version of the world we live in. Look down at your clothes, look at your desk, […]

Until

Music is a strange thing. It is a series of strung together sounds that are pleasing to the listener. Unless of course you are an old crotchety man waving his stick at the damned youth of today. But music has a way of instilling emotions, making you move fast, or slowing you down for just… […]

Get untethered

I don’t like horror movies. As a young child I was afflicted with night terrors and that combined with an over active imagination did not bode well for an evening’s slumber. As I grew older the terrors waned but my dislike for horror persisted. But every once in a while a horror movie catches my… […]

If you liked the Manga…

Every once in a while I have the audacity to let someone else pick the movie I am going to watch. That is just crazy! But the other day my friend begged me to go see Alita: Battle Angel. Despite my reservations and due to him offering to pay, I said yes. This was a movie I… […]

Stop Living in the Past

Nostalgianoun a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal association something done or presented in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia I get why nostalgia sells. For the most part it just makes people feel good. It is a familiarity taking you back to a […]

Animated Musicality

Sadly this will not be a review for the movie Super 8. On Friday, I was unfortunately ditched for a trip to Ottawa by my friend. I can’t see a movie for the first time by myself. I need someone to either complain to or rejoice with; it is no fun otherwise. Hopefully I will… […]

It didn’t take a month

Only 3 weeks! I have been up to a lot in those weeks. I absorbed some culture, saw some lame crap, went on a short trip to reconnect with friends, became a jock, and saw some thankfully awesome flickering lights. I will start with the culture bit. …more

MOVIES!

It is a gloriously gloomy day outside today. The sky is overcast, the sun’s light cannot penetrate the thick layer of clouds creating this dim even glow… Fine, I won’t ignore it. I’ve been busy, what else do you want me to say? I wasn’t kidnapped by aliens. I wasn’t drafted into a secret army. […]

I got some time to do this

As I mentioned in my last post I have been busy at work. But today is a little slow so it is the perfect time for me to do a few movie reviews. I didn’t go the movies this past weekend but I did the weekend before and the one before that plus I watched… […]

A Spot of Bother – A review.

Author: Mark Haddon I would think that things would be a lot easier if you were losing your marbles, However, they’re not going all that well for George. George …more

Thing(s) I found on the internet that were interesting

Yeah, so, I watch AOTS – “Attack of the Show” for you laymen out there – got a problem with that? I have been a bit busy so I haven’t gotten around to writing anything substantial. I actually miss doing my movie reviews but at the end of the day when I get home… …more

Rant of an insensitive madman?

Well it would seem that my last post was, well, a while ago. It would appear that my ambition to keep up to date on posts has once again gone by the wayside. What have I been up to if not actively blogging? Well the answer to that is simple. Not much.  I have… …more

America! F$@K Yeah!

I don’t want to alarm anyone but I believe it is my duty to tell you. There is only a short amount of time to prepare so I am giving you a heads up. I don’t want to incite panic or cause riots but if I keep this on the down low I believe I… […]

Modern Western

My goal on Friday night was to go out and see The Adjustment Bureau. Unfortunately that didn’t happen. For some reason it was only showing in the Ultra AVX theatre and I was not in the mood to pay an extra $6 for the volume to be turned up and comfier seats. The regular seats… […]

Guess who won the oscar pool

You’re wrong. It wasn’t me. I got like 60% right. I have no idea about the documentary categories. The only one I saw for the year was Exit Through th Gift Shop. It was awesome but it didn’t win. I didn’t know about the short films either but I did pick God of Love correctly… […]