Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay it only took my little fingers to blow you away
As a general rule, I avoid writing about any film until I’ve had a chance to see it. If I have strong impressions or preconceptions going in, I try to honestly incorporate that into my eventual posted assessment. Beforehand, though, … Continue reading Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay it only took my little fingers to blow you away
Pivotal film, selling out your monkey
In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008). The acclaimed Irish playwright follows up his Oscar-winning short film with a feature debut about a pair of hitmen laying low in a Belgian tourism mecca. The film is enjoyable, charged by a flinty wit and features a pair of winning lead performances by Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell. It’s also fairly inconsequential, structured with the shrewd storytelling insight of a seasoned dramatist but somewhat wanting in depth. All of the characters feel like pieces instead of completely realized creations. None of the relationships have resonance, causing problems as the twists of the plot require … Continue reading Pivotal film, selling out your monkey
Take this place on this trip just for me
(Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Take this place on this trip just for me
If you shower me with kisses like the pouring rain I will pull up my umbrella
As before, we present the following as a public service. Thirty-One Ways to Celebrate NATIONAL UMBRELLA MONTH 1. Read a comic book. 2. Watch a movie. 3. Start an entertainment distribution company. 4. Swap opinions with a friend. 5. Spend some time with a good book. 6. Play a video game. 7. Groove on some jazz. 8. Listen to an album. 9. Do things your own way. 10. Experimental flamenco rock? 11. Satisfy your sweet tooth. 12. Express yourself forcefully. 13. Have a beautiful, rotten day. 14. Sit in the cool shade. 15. Celebrate a feathered friend. 16. Wear a … Continue reading If you shower me with kisses like the pouring rain I will pull up my umbrella
Just when I thought my skies were a June July blue 1000 umbrellas opened
In the absence of anything interesting to type (or, just as pertinently, the time to actually type it out), I’ll instead humbly offer a hint about what’s coming tomorrow. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Just when I thought my skies were a June July blue 1000 umbrellas opened
One for Friday: Ed’s Redeeming Qualities, “I Will Wait”
Remember that part in The Wrestler when Randy the Ram is discussing music and concludes that the “nineties sucked” because that Cobain kid had to come and ruin it all? He kind of had a point. Unlike the titular grappler, I wasn’t pining for lost hair metal anthems. Instead, I was disheartened with the way Nirvana’s astounding success suddenly, briefly turned “alternative rock” into a widespread radio format. The artists that made college radio so exciting through the eighties and into the early nineties were either in decline or had checked out altogether, making it all the easier from commercial … Continue reading One for Friday: Ed’s Redeeming Qualities, “I Will Wait”
Carrie, Marlon, Mo and Steve, La Rue and Jerry Lee, Eggplant, Rufus, Dummy, Star and The Glob
If comics were still like this, I might still be reading comics. (Cross-posted to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Carrie, Marlon, Mo and Steve, La Rue and Jerry Lee, Eggplant, Rufus, Dummy, Star and The Glob
In Hollywood where all the lights are low and truth’s as rare as the winter snow
The Bucket List (Rob Reiner, 2007). When I write these “catch-up reviews” posts, I present the films strictly in the order I watched them. That’s not the case with Rob Reiner’s latest, however. As I perused my list, I realized that I had neglected to write about this at the point I watched it. I offer this piece of information not because the inside details of my methodology are especially scintillating, but because it ably illustrates that this film is completely forgettable. Jack Nicholson plays his stock character: the careening, carousing, glinting little devil. Morgan Freeman plays his stock character: … Continue reading In Hollywood where all the lights are low and truth’s as rare as the winter snow
If you want it, anytime I can give it but you better hurry cause it may not last
I’ll get back to that whole “writing” thing tomorrow. For now, I’ll just present the following in response to the best news of the day. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading If you want it, anytime I can give it but you better hurry cause it may not last
Jesus could raise the dead, Jesus could fly
Eighteenth in a series… (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Jesus could raise the dead, Jesus could fly
