Mini Movie Review - Buried - Watch a Guy Named Paul Try to Escape from a Box

How does this sound for a movie? A guy named Paul, working as a contractor in Iraq, is kidnapped by a bunch of terrorists and is buried alive. The entire, and I mean entire movie, is about this guy named Paul trying to escape from a box buried underground. When I first read about this movie, I assumed that the majority of the movie would focus on the box, with flashbacks and other scenes. Man was I wrong, the entire movie just has one scene and one actor. Join me for this mini review on Buried starring Ryan Reynolds, and see why this movie may or may not be worth your time.

Quest to Find a Scary Movie

I have been on this quest for quite some time.  I am a huge fan of horror movies, and I have been trying to find a movie that is scary, captivating, and enjoyable.  I have only found a few that contain all three of these characteristics.  I want to make this quest a joint effort.  So I will document my findings here for all of you, and hopefully you guys can makes suggestions.  If I get enough people working on this maybe we can find something good.  Please join me on my quest to find a movie that will truly scare the shit out of all of us.

Music Pick of the Week - Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History

I discovered these guys almost a year ago. I got the album, but never listened to it until about a few months back. Late is always better than never, and for Two Door Cinema Club's debut album, Tourist History is better than most. TDCC has an upbeat contemporary pop sound that would fit perfectly in most car commercials. Even if that doesn't make sense to you , it is a great album to listen to while driving at night. While this kind of pop isn't my favorite genre, this album is highly addicting and I can't get enough.

Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk by SuperFresh

Movie Review: Black Swan - More like Black Swan dive off a cliff and down a flight of stairs

Talk about an overrated movie.  I watched this movie because I've been hearing good things about it online, and from friends.  My cousin Joe, went out of his way to tell me that it is a must see movie.  Directed by Darren Aronofsky, known for directing the films The Wrestler and Requiem for a Dream.  I loved The Wrestler, but this movie just didn't do it for me.  Aronofsky is known for dark and gritty film-making.  I had issues going into the movie knowing it is a dark psychological thriller about a ballet.  But hey, we live in modern times, and people like this contemporary bullshit.  For those of you out there who want to see it just for the lesbian sex scene between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, yes you know who you are, don't waste your time or money.  Besides neither of them are hot anyway.  While the film might have some highlights, it does not live up to all the hype.  Hit the jump to hear more.

Album Review / Pick of the Week - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

I found out about these guys by luck.  I noticed my friend John had the song Home in his recent plays list.  Then the next morning I heard my brother Steve play the song.  Listening to it half asleep, I fell in love with it.  Then realizing what I had heard was the same guys John was listening to I decided to get the album and check it out.  Edward Sharpe’s debut album Up from Below unexpectedly became one of my favorite albums of the year.  Edward Sharpe and Crew successfully brought me back to a better time, allowing me to revisit the Wild Wild West as if it were a soundtrack to a classic western film.

Edward Sharpe - Home by VagrantRecords

Movie Review: True Grit - Grits aren't for Everyone

So me and the fellers took a trip last night to go see True Grit.  It was a tough call because we were also thinking about seeing The Fighter or Tron.  Needless to say, I do not regret our decision, and we will probably see the other films soon anyway.  The put it simply, True Grit is a great film.  I will admit it wasn't what I expected when I walked into the theater.  But this remake of the old John Wayne classic was able to hold its own in 2011.  See why I give this movie two grits up, after the jump.

Album Pick of the Week - The Brothers of Chico Dusty

For my album pick of the week I'm recommending The Brothers of Chico Dusty by Wick-It the Instigator. This is my album pick of the week for two reasons.  Number one, the album is free for download off the artist's website(see link below).  Number two, the album is a mash-up of Big Boi's and the Black Keys' latest albums.  Nuff said.

Black Bug by wick-it

Call of Duty Black Ops Review - Three Thumbs Thown

Call of Duty Black Ops

I figured Black Ops would be the perfect start for my video game review.  Again, I haven't figured out a system for rating games, music, movies etc so this is subject to change.  In general, I will provide as little detail and reason as necessary to make my case for any particular game.  In this case, I will have no problem getting to the point because within the first 5 minutes of playing I realized that I had been ripped off.  Unfortunately I can't get my 60 dollars back at this point.

Brandon Flowers Solo Album/Concert Review

This year was a big year for Killer's fans.  While the Killers decided to go on break lead singer Brandon Flowers recorded a solo album called Flamingo in early September.  The Killers are my favorite band and I was excited to hear any new material even if it was only from one of its members.  I followed the release very closely finding live versions of many of the songs before the official release.  Having a good idea of the main concept of the album I had a good feeling about things to come.