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Sonic Youth of my Loins II: With a Chorus

When Toddler Mojo was just crawling I wrote a post that tried to explain the noises coming from him. Now that More Mojo has joined the family the noises are akin to those from two years ago, but in stereo. Continue reading Sonic Youth of my Loins II: With a Chorus

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 1 review

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Volume 1 collects the five issue mini-series and takes place 25,000 years before the Jedi that we’ve seen in the movies. Think of it as a world where the Force and Jedi’s are known, but it’s a more innocent place where the players are still figuring things out. Continue reading Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 1 review

Cirque du Soleil’s TOTEM is graceful, dangerous fun

The genius of Peter Sellers playing Inspector Clouseau was that the actor was indeed quite intelligent; but the character was an inept, bumbling police officer. My wife summed up what was so amazing about TOTEM, the current Cirque show, in a way that complimented the clowns and made me think of Sellers. Continue reading Cirque du Soleil’s TOTEM is graceful, dangerous fun

Skyfall continues the Bond curse, but is the best bond in ages

There is a curse among James Bond movies. One of curses is that every other James Bond movie will be bad, or at least not nearly as good as its predecessor. In good news that is the curse that this movie continues. If you only saw Quantum of Solace and thought that was a James Bond movie, then you owe it to yourself to see Skyfall. Continue reading Skyfall continues the Bond curse, but is the best bond in ages

Nine songs to play at my wake

For the record I don’t want to die, nor do I currently have a life threatening illness. However, from the lifetime (pardon the pun) of special events that I’ve planned and attended I know that our final special event may be lacking something. Continue reading Nine songs to play at my wake

Lincoln is great, Daniel Day Lewis is mesmerizing

The trailers that first came out for Lincoln didn’t exactly ‘wow’ me. Moreover, as a rule of thumb I’ve never been attracted to biographies because I know how the story ends. The reason I was interested in seeing Lincoln at all is because it’s directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Daniel Day Lewis. Continue reading Lincoln is great, Daniel Day Lewis is mesmerizing

Wreck It Ralph is the most entertaining animated movie since Toy Story

I know what you’re thinking. What about Up, WALL E OR Toy Story 2 or 3? Yes, I saw all of those and they are marvelous. However, they weren’t as overall entertaining as Wreck It Ralph. Continue reading Wreck It Ralph is the most entertaining animated movie since Toy Story

Pre-order MIB3 and watch it before it comes out on video #SEEMIB3

I remember the first time I saw a commercial about a DVR. ‘Wait, I can record live programs on TV, rewind them, watch them and it’s all done with this little box? ” Now recording TV is passé. The new hotness is streaming movies before they’re released and receiving a Blu-ray copy of it when it’s officially released. Continue reading Pre-order MIB3 and watch it before it comes out on video #SEEMIB3