Category Archives: movies & tv

Seriously, there’s a site for that?

Funny thing happened while my wife and I were watching Red the other night. The movie has an awful lot of Gun Porn in it.  All the characters have their Signature Guns, there are lots of close-ups and Improbable Action … Continue reading

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Not the best midterm prep.

I have two midterms this week, so naturally it seemed like a great idea to sit down and watch movies most of the weekend. I really have the Six-Weeks-And-Out syndrome thing going on. On the other hand, it meant that … Continue reading

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Somewhat stretched analogies

If I were to say to you that “Man, Woman, and the Wall” was “kind of like ‘Rear Window’, only in Japan and with an awful lot of nudity”, you might be tempted to slap me upside the head. One, … Continue reading

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Speaking of the Movie of the Game

Being in Japan for a couple of months, I wound up missing most of the Big Summer Movies.  Fortunately, we have a $1.50 movie theater in town that has most of them playing right now, so my wife and I … Continue reading

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The Movie of the Game

I have a habit after playing a game.  Once the ending credits roll and I’ve had a little time to reflect on how much fun or unfun it was, THEN I read reviews of it. Some people would say that … Continue reading

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“The Host”, a review:

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Weekend recap

Movies & anime from the weekend, with thoughts: The New God (Atarashii Kamisama) I didn’t know anything about this – apart from the title, and that it had English subtitles – when I checked it out from the school library, … Continue reading

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Random Bits & Pieces

Some things here that didn’t deserve a full post. Watched “Tokyo!” last night, which is a collection of three short films set in, well, Tokyo. The first of the three, titled “Interior Design”, was pretty good, though I thought it … Continue reading

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I watch bad movies (So you don’t have to)

Well, I’m about one truckload away from being completely moved to the town where I’ll be spending the next two years, and after a bit over a week with no internet connection I’m back on line.  Life is good. I … Continue reading

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I am fecking brilliant

I do not make this claim lightly. I had an epiphany tonight. One of the problems that comes up when you have a bunch of movies on DVD, and some stuff in iTunes, and some downloaded videos on a server, … Continue reading

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