Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel Shutter Island is a successful mystery thriller with a great lead turn by Leonardo DiCaprio and a plot that brings some originality to a potentially tired idea. DiCaprio plays Teddy Daniels, a U.S. Marshall sent to Shutter Island to investigate the disappearance of one of the inmates […]
Read more "Review: Shutter Island"Nicolas Refn’s Bronson is a portrait on Britain’s most dangerous inmate who is portrayed in an incredible performance by Tom Hardy through a journey of solitude and violence told with incredible style. Bronson or Charles Bronson is our title character, but not that Charles Bronson. Our portrait is of Michael Gordon Peterson who adopts the […]
Read more "Queue Review: Bronson"The 2nd anthology film in the I Love You series this time stops in New York and the results are just as great as the Paris anthology, Paris, je t’aime. The film follows a loosely connected group of individuals as we watch their experiences with love through a series of short films and connecting vignettes. […]
Read more "While I was Streaming: New York, I Love You"A brief bit of serious talk: So as most of you probably know by now a plane was crashed into an Austin IRS building today causing extensive damage and potentially one death beyond the pilot. We later learned that there was an alleged suicide note left online by the pilot, that he had ill will […]
Read more "Where is the “T” Word?"This documentary on the dolphin slaughter in Taijii, Japan is an informative and eye opening story that is all together thrilling and exciting as the attempts to get footage of the slaughter in the cove unfolds. What started as an ocean degradation documentary by Louie Psihoyos and members of the Ocean Preservation Society (OPS) quickly […]
Read more "Queue Review: The Cove"Below you will find a Q&A between Lauren and myself in which we had a casual conversation over Mass Effect 2 and what we liked and disliked about the game, or expectations going in, and our outlook on the future of the series. So take a look if you are a fan of the series […]
Read more "Q&A Review – Mass Effect 2"Hello all, I’m Grant and I’ll be doing occasional reviews on this site. This introduction should let you know what I like, and what you can expect from me. Favorite Film Genre From Double Indemnity to Brick I love a good Film Noir. I enjoy the expansive plots and confusing narratives that leave me as […]
Read more "Introductions are in Order"The Substitute, the fourth episode of the final season of LOST, has firmly righted the ship after an average episode three and not only answered one of the biggest questions in the LOST lore but added so much intrigue to the numbers that you can’t help but get excited.
Read more "LOST: Season 6 – Episode 6.4 – The Substitute – Review"Heavy Rain Demo – if you have a PS3 then you really should check out this demo. In it you get to play as two of the characters from the game, a private detective and an FBI agent, as they search for info about the origami killer. The first section is mainly just to mess […]
Read more "Suggestion Box (Feb. 8 – 14)"I still stand behind the fact that I am not a fan of this day, but Valentine’s Day has at least warmed my heart enough to be capable of acknowledging it as an acceptable holiday. But just this once. In a nutshell, Valentine’s Day takes a group of characters that tie together in simple ways […]
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