The Walking Dead: Nebraska Review
So THE WALKING DEAD is back to finish up season 2 with new show runner Glenn Mazzara in full control of the goings on of our favorite group of zombie apocalypse survivors. The first half of Season 2 ended with the revelation that poor, little lost Sophia was one of the undead Herschel had living in his barn which led to Rick putting a bullet right in her dead little noggin. “Nebraska” opens immediately after that shooting and the characters are all in shock and dismay with Herschel and Carol (Sophia’s mom) being neck and neck in the running for most crushed survivor on the farm. Herschel eventually runs off to the local juke joint to wet his whistle but not before telling Rick to take his band of merry men and “git off his propertah!!!!”; Carol deals with her grief by wandering through the woods…even her reaction to a major tragedy is reliably dull.
Trailer of the Day: Junji Ito’s Gyo
Gyo tells the story of two teenagers Tadashi and his girlfriend Kaori as they take a holiday in Okinawa. Kaori is a girl with an extremely sensitive nose, and after a row with Tadashi about cleaning his teeth, Kaori is attacked by a fish… on legs.. It would appear, at first, that the two had discovered a new species of fish, that is until the island becomes overrun with legged sea creatures. All the creatures from the sea are on mechanical legs! – Asian Movie Pulse
Cover Me Monday: I’m Every Woman
In memory of the passing of one of the best voices in music history I decided to go with a more uptempo bit of Whitney Houston cover song magic with her cover of Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” instead of the more schmaltzy “I Will Always Love You”, both of which are on THE BODYGUARD soundtrack (that CD was chock full of awesome). I’m Every Woman Continue reading Cover Me Monday: I’m Every Woman
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Descendants
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 90% (Critics) / 82% (Audience)
Directed By: Alexander Payne
Written By: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster and Amara Miller
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Synopsis: A lawyer tries to be a single parent to his two daughters while his wife lay in a coma suffered during a boating accident. He is also burdened with the knowledge that his wife was cheating on him while dealing with the added stress of a multimillion dollar land deal that his family is pressuring him to make a decision on.
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Safe House
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 53% (Critics) / 70% (Audience)
Directed By: Daniel Espinosa
Written By: David Guggenheim
Starring: Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds
Studio: Universal Pictures
Synopsis: A green CIA agent (Ryan Reynolds), tasked with the benign job of overseeing a safe house in Cape Town, South Africa, ends up going on the run with his first prisoner, a rogue CIA agent (Denzel Washington) selling high level secrets, when the safe house is attacked.
Shuffling On My iPod: Kirko Bangz
With a sound that is reminiscent of a less emo Drake, Houston-based rapper Kirko Bangz is poised to explode on the national hip-hop scene. Kirko Bangz – Drank In My Cup Continue reading Shuffling On My iPod: Kirko Bangz
The Daily Nerdgasm: Space Stallions – I Would Have Watched The Hell Out Of This Show In The 80s
The fine folks at The Animation Workshop must love those 1980s cartoons (that seemed to be created solely for the purpose of selling action figures) as much as I do. While my shameless devotion is put on display by non-ironic t-shirts and a nifty DVD collection…the students at The Animation Workshop were proactive and created their own addition to the pantheon of He-Man, Thundercats and Silverhawks in the form of the Space Stallions!
The Wayback Machine: Get On the Floor
“Get On The Floor” is a song from Michael Jackson’s OFF THE WALL album. A Michael Jackson Song!?!? How can an MJ song be in need of recognition? He’s the King of Pop and whatnot! What’s the dilly, yo?
Well all will be explained, my friends.
Sherman, set the Wayback Machine to 1979!
The 10 Best Token Black Guys in Movie History
In an effort to appear open-minded and “with it”, it has become commonplace in the annals of moviedom to sometimes just throw in a black dude for a splash of melanin in what would otherwise be a completely white movie. … Continue reading The 10 Best Token Black Guys in Movie History
Shuffling On My iPod: Maximum Balloon
Producer turned artist David Sitek (from TV On The Radio fame) is the mind behind Maximum Balloon. Sitek teams up with Dragons of Zynth frontman Aku to give the world this electro-tinged dance track. My first time hearing this song was in a “Women We Love” video from Esquire UK that featured the ever so lovely Daisy Lowe. I recommend watching it…it’s quite the stimulating video. Maximum Balloon feat. Aku – Tiger Continue reading Shuffling On My iPod: Maximum Balloon
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: 28 Weeks Later
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 71% (Critics) / 66% (Audience)
Directed By: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Written By: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Rowan Joffe, E.L. Lavigne, and Jesus Olmo
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne, Idris Elba, Harold Perrineau and Robert Carlyle
Studio: Fox Atomic
Synopsis: The sequel to Danny Boyle’s 28 DAYS LATER, 28 WEEKS LATER takes place six months after the initial rage virus outbreak. The U.S. military is helping set up a safe zone in London for survivors to rebuild and repopulate. But things do not go according to plan.
Trailer of The Day: The Raid
In the heart of Jakarta lies a rundown apartment infested with druggies and drifters. It’s ruled by a ruthless drug lord who uses the tenement to shelter his junkie customers, pushers, enforcers and brutal killers. The apartment block is considered untouchable by even the bravest of police – until one early morning when, cloaked under dawn’s darkness – an elite SWAT team, led by officer Rama (Uwais), raids the peril-filled structure. As Rama’s squad races between the maze of rooms and floors, encountering a barrage of gunfire, machetes, and ruthless hand-to-hand combat around every corner, the stakes get higher and higher building to an explosive crescendo and an ultimate battle. – Collider
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