Aug 02
daily life, film/movie/tv, pop culture buffy, Comic, FINlos, mythology, tv 1 Comment
My wife and I have been re-watching our DVD collection of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. As we make our way through season five of seven I am realizing a couple of things: one, the show is really good and two, I don’t remember most of the episodes from the first time I watched them a couple of years ago.
Jul 13
film/movie/tv, pop culture conchords, FINlos, Flight, HBO 4 Comments
When my wife and I find something that we both really enjoy, whether it is a film or music, we can get a little obsessive. Not creepy obsessive like buying all the entire catalog of merchandise or anything (okay, I will do extensive wikipedia crossreferences), but whatever it is that strikes a chord in both of us sticks with us for a while.
May 16
daily life, film/movie/tv expectaions, film/movie/tv, FINlos, happening, shyamalan 2 Comments
The Happening is a film by writer/director M. Night Shyamalan, one that I have been interested in since I first saw the trailer. Basically, it showed some apocalypse-esque (a common theme in movies these days) scenes of people offing themselves in pretty bizarre and random ways. It’s an interesting premise, a movie based on people killing themselves for unexplained reasons in epidemic fashion; my interest was piqued. But yesterday I read a review that dulled my curiosity somewhat.
May 14
film/movie/tv film/movie/tv, FINlos, teeth, vagina dentata 2 Comments
This is a film that my wife and I had been waiting a while for. I had read about it somewhere online, aintitcool probably, and heard some positive reviews while it was on the festival circuit. It made it to some art house theaters, but never made it here to Tallahassee. And when I happened to see an add for the DVD release on TV, I pre-ordered it as a surprise.
May 03
daily life, film/movie/tv, pop culture break-down, FINlos, horror, society, zombie 10 Comments
I love monsters. As a literary person I understand that monsters are used in stories as tools to examine the failings of society and human nature. Monsters such as vampires, werewolves, Frankenstein, and most others serves as metaphors for the evil potential that all people possess. But only zombies exist as true reflections of the weakness and depravity that we as humans express on a daily basis.
Apr 22
film/movie/tv film/movie/tv, Juno No Comments
The biggest reason why this film is worth watching is that it does not take a filtered, euphemism laden vision of teen pregnancy. There’s no “I was knocked up” joke to soften the reality here. The protagonist very plainly says, “I’m pregnant.”
Apr 17
film/movie/tv, pop culture cavemen, commercials, daily life, geico, pop culture, tv 3 Comments
Television is a wasteland, cliche but true. It’s bad enough that I lose any of my time watching it, and even worse that the few things I am interested in are so frequently interrupted by people trying to sell me things. In general, I am a cynic when it comes to people selling me things. I am customarily not going to believe what you say. I am going to assume that you are just looking to make a buck. And while this remains true of Geico, they are indeed trying to sell me car insurance, they at least attempt to do it with humor and cleverness. And in my book, a little cleverness goes a long way.
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