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The Orphanage

By Ben • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Movies
The Orphanage

Stop me if you’ve heard this one - a hideously deformed outcast child in a setting with other children falls victim to a cruel prank gone wrong, causing his untimely and unintentional demise! Also, just as if it can’t get any worse, his spirit starts to haunt the orphanage he lived in along with the […]



Popcorn Man

By bcarlier • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Movies
Popcorn Man

After Marvel’s success with Superman, the Fantastic Four and the X-men trilogy it was only a matter of time before someone converted the Iron Man comic book into a movie. After all, there’s plenty to do with a guy who can fly, no? You probably wouldn’t guess it, but this movie already has a pretty […]



This is a Blog About Thumbs

By Heck • May 2nd, 2008 • Category: Movies
This is a Blog About Thumbs

i’m going to a movie called Expelled tonight, but before i get to that…
what with the impending lapse of mein kampf’s copyright looming over us all, it seems these days that everyone’s clamoring to get on the hitler train. though i have no specific memories of my own to support the following claim, i suspect […]



Bands That Fame Forgot: The Weakerthans

By Nate • May 2nd, 2008 • Category: Music
Bands That Fame Forgot: The Weakerthans

Besides being the Slurpee Capital of the World, Winnipeg, Manitoba isn’t a city that catches the eye of many Americans. Much like many of the Canadians we meet, it’s nice enough but not exactly memorable.
In fact, the only distinct memory I have from my handful of trips to Winnepeg is nearly driving into parked cars […]



Fox News: Television For (and By) Idiots

By Nate • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Sod that is bad, TV
Fox News: Television For (and By) Idiots

If you look at the above graphic for more than, say, five seconds, before you see something terribly wrong, then you need to go back to the fifth grade and start your education all over again. Try paying attention this time.
We all know that Fox News is to real news what a whiffle bat is […]



Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

By bcarlier • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Media, Movies
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

In the first five minutes of this movie you’re confronted with a full blown sex scene, featuring a pretty Oscar winner, and a bloody murder. Sets the mood quite nicely. Without spoiling anything, the plot goes as following: two brothers urgently need money and plan to rob a jewellery store. Minor detail; the store they […]



New DVD Release: P2

By Ben • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Media, Movies
New DVD Release: P2

Why is it that in every horror movie, cell phones don’t work? They’re trash: no matter where you are, they won’t get a signal! In this case, our main victim here is Angela, an overworked businesswoman that begins her night of stress when her car won’t start. She calls a cab, but she’s locked out […]



‘88 Minutes’ — About 2 Hours Too Long

By Ponch • Apr 20th, 2008 • Category: Movies
'88 Minutes' -- About 2 Hours Too Long

The trailers for this film intrigued me. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) is a college professor-cum-FBI forensic psychiatrist who has been thrust into the public eye when his testimony alone convicts Jon Forster (Neal McDonough) as The Seattle Slayer–a serial killer who strung up his female victims before killing them. However, the day before Forster’s […]



Pass the Chigurh

By Nate • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: Movies
Pass the Chigurh

Mock-up ©2008 Nate Sjol

I finally got around to seeing No Country For Old Men two nights ago and it’s been haunting me ever since. The cinematography was starkly beautiful, the performances were stunning and the direction was fantastic. I’m still scared that Chigurh is out there, somewhere…
But all morning, I’ve had this idea for a […]



Bands That Fame Forgot: Beulah

By Nate • Apr 10th, 2008 • Category: Music
Bands That Fame Forgot: Beulah

Beulah. It’s not just a small town on the North Dakota prairie anymore.
There was once a band called Beulah and almost no one has heard of them and I think that’s just tragic. You have no idea what you missed. Have been missing. Have missed. Whatever.
Without going into a long and exhaustive discussion of the […]