Archives for june

June Movies

My moving watching for the month of June, with patent-pending two-word reviews.

The Hangover Part II - underwhelming retread
Larry Crowne - trite characterizations
The Conspirator - thought provoking
Somewhere - interminable bore
The Magnificent Seven - undeniable classic
The Descendants - emotional depth
Attack the Block - Carpenter-esque fun
Prometheus - effective thriller
The Change-Up - few laughs
Little Fockers - little humor
Hackers - quaintly entertaining
In Time - lightweight sci-fi
Young Adult - uncomfortably interesting
Snow White and the Huntsman - gritty reimagining
Scorcher - laughably bad
Splice - lightweight Frankenstein
Our Idiot Brother - stoned charm
Returner - sci-fi mish-mash

This Week In Music: 6/25-7/1

This week in music listening, featuring patent-pending two-word reviews:

Butch Walker: Rise & Fall of Butch Walker & The Let’s-Go-Out-Tonites - seventies-ish pop
Van Duren: Idiot Optimism - seventies-ish singer/songwriterism
Pete Townshend: The Iron Man: A Musical - huge mistake
Robert Pollard: Lord of the Birdcage - poetic interpretations
Vandenberg: Heading for a Storm - lightweight metal
Throwing Muses: Throwing Muses - surprising rock
Ryan Smith: Waiting - midwestern PostalService-esque
Rush: Grace Under Pressure - electronic overload
Dead Can Dance: Anastasis – moody darkness
Royal Thunder: Cvi - soulful metal
Genesis: Genesis - Collins best