Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes was an intriguing movie. Despite a plot that sometimes came off looking like Swiss cheese and a back turning of events, which almost became redundant, it consistently built its way into an engaging story. It’s a sordid tale of personal pride, ethical lines, and self-searching. Ben Affleck comes off looking surprisingly mature in [...]
Sun Going to Explode
Good news everybody. It’s not global warming after all. It’s just that the the sun will explode in less than six years. I was worried for a second. ~ spotted on interconnected
Ahoy ye Maties!
“Arrrrrrrr!!!!! Ya scurvy varmint!” Toby knew from the eyepatch Mike was wearing that he was taking National Talk Like a Pirate Day a little too seriously.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Jim Caviezel is perfectly cast as the protagonistic hero in the retelling of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo. I like this guy a lot. While not as cerebral a performance as 1998′s The Thin Red Line, he plays the slightly ignorant misfortune-meeting pawn very well in the beginning. Furthermore, he matures with grace [...]
Elvis Meets Nixon
Recently, a friend of mine sent me a link to this site which documents the completely f*#@d up meeting of Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon (Yeah, I know I’m late to the Elvis media bandwagon). In his letter, Elvis asks the then commander-in-chief to be made a “Federal Agent at Large” for the good of [...]
