Southland Tales starts with an incoherent and mumbling ten minute narration sequence voiced by pop singer Justin Timberlake.  He tells us of the world after a nuclear explosion run by right wing crazies dressed like Twin Peaks extras while mumbling “this is how the world ends” over and over.  I figured that at that point [...]

With HD DVD getting its ass kicked by Blu-Ray, some stores are having fire sales. One store in particular is Hollywood Video, selling their HD DVD’s for about $10 a piece or if you have a coupon 2/$15. So I went on an HD DVD binge and bought 6 movies, even ones I [...]

 
Doomsday is something of a misunderstood gem.  It had a decent advertising budget (judging from the amount of television spots I’ve seen) but it didn’t have much help from the indifferent studio, who seemed resigned to its failure at the US box office.  That’s really a shame because people are missing a nasty, gory, and [...]

Remember that memorable scene in Syriana when Clooney’s character is tortured and his nails are removed by pliers? Well that happened to me last night but only it happened to my left toe. I was training and grappled/wrestled for a good 20 minutes. Besides the normal pain from neck cranks and leglocks, [...]

Bring Down the Sky. 

This is the first Downloadable content to come out for Mass Effect by Bioware.  It takes place on an asteroid that is headed for impact on a nearby colonial planet.  The evil Batarians, the new alien race, are the ones behind this.  This content when finished gives you 50 Achievement points.  Bioware mentions that this [...]

Into the Wild is a good (but flawed) film written and directed by Sean Penn and based on real events. The acting, cinematography, and writing are all first-rate. The film is gorgeous to look at and, despite some pacing problems, becomes a genuine film that deeply affects viewers. It can be looked at simply as [...]

My rant of the week is on politics, and specifically the treatment of Hillary Clinton. I know that I usually write about movies but I am a fan of politics and self-described liberal do-gooder. There’s a sinister trend going on involving Mrs. Clinton that I am going to expose.
I’m no fan of Hillary Clinton but [...]

 
Lately, Sony has been on a good running streak.  With the biggest news coming from the death of HD DVD (the Blu-ray camp is doing back flips), to the NPD Groups January Game Sales showing the PS3 catching up with Wii and the Xbox 360 in last place.
Later this year, the highly anticipated game Metal Gear Solid 4 will [...]