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- Kon Podcast at The House Next Door
Hey guys,
Ever wanted to hear the sound of my voice? No? Well, that’s too bad because now you can match my nasal honk to my overwritten reviews, courtesy of my friends at The House Next Door. I was recently invited to take part in a podcast on the subject of Japanese filmmaker Satoshi Kon, and [...]
- Stinkfest 2008
My girlfriend Alex and I went to Stinkfest, which is like an enlightened street fair. You New Yorkers know that street fairs - with their tired assortment of artisanal handcrafts, reggae CDs, fresh-fruit smoothies, and overcooked gyros - are not really that big of a deal, but this one was. Sponsored by purveyors of all [...]
- Something I Hate: Guy Fieri
I like cooking, and I like eating, but this dude might be ruining the whole notion of food simply by inserting himself into it. Is there anything less appetizing than Spiky McRazorburn up there serving up acely retarded interpretations of bro-sine (chicken wings, pad thai, burgers) on his blissfully stupid Guy’s Big Bite? How about [...]
- Addendum: The Happening
There is a scene where the protagonists walk through an empty model home marveling at the plastic environs in the year’s most heavy-handed commentary on the wastefulness and artificiality of suburban planning.
Outside the home a sign reads, in very prominent italics: “You deserve this.” Meaning that we deserve mass extinction at the hands of suicide-provoking [...]
- Power Pop
It’s good to know Sweden’s holding the fort on this for the time being. This is the catchiest thing ever:
- The Happening
At no point in the film do any of these actors wear any other expression.
Major spoilers inevitable. Do not read if you plan to see this movie:
I am hopelessly devoted to M. Night Shyamalan.
I have seen all of his films since The Sixth Sense in their opening weekends. I will continue seeing all of his [...]
- New Blog Layout
Something a little more professional looking, to celebrate two years worth of blogging.
How do you like me now?
- Ride with the Devil (1999)
I was looking at an old piece that I wrote for a symposium my old film journal did on the films of Ang Lee - during the roundtable meeting, everyone called dibs on Lee’s filmography before I had the chance to pick a film to write about. Upon returning to my dorm and looking at [...]
