Had to get rid of some stuff today that I just couldn’t store - including the home made TARDIS box (right) Meg made me for our five year anniversary last year. She took this picture and told me I was horrible boyfriend: so I’m blogging about it for her to know that the picture will be immortalized forever with my ridiculous face.
It’s going to be a busy month for my Blu-ray purchases:
March 13th:
The Adventures of TinTin (3D Blu-ray Combo, Blu-ray Combo, DVD)
March 20th:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Blu-ray Combo, DVD)
Dragon Ball Z Kai (Part 7) (Blu-ray, DVD)
Battle Royale (Special Edition Blu-ray, DVD) (Regular Edition Blu-ray, DVD)
The Muppets (3-Disc Blu-ray, 2-Disc Blu-ray, DVD)
Yikes.
I had assumed going into We Need to Talk About Kevin that I was walking into a horror film. Turns out the film could technically be classified as a horror film - but “thriller” is what comes to mind.
In the film, Eva (Tilda Swinton) is a woman who is struggling with raising her problematic child. He is completely manipulative, cunning, and twisted - and no one will believe Eva that this is the case. The film builds on this notion and shows Eva throughout the years raising Kevin while trying to maintain her sanity.
The film’s timeline is all over the place, consistently alternating between past and present versions of Kevin and his mother, Eva. The film slowly reveals the storyline, giving audiences a chance to make assumptions and judge every character involved for their actions. It’s a really great way of presenting the film, as otherwise the content may have been too stagnant and boring to present alone.
I thought this was a great film. It’s rare for me to sit down and watch something like this but I was really impressed. It’s absolutely worth watching.
Prosciutto wrapped chicken breast with cherry stuffing, grilled asparagus and baked mashed potatoes.
John Mulaney is one of the writers on Saturday Night Live, and he’s really funny. I first caught him when he did a guest appearance on SNL’s Weekend Update (which was basically a platform for him to do stand up comedy). I remember saying to Meg that I thought he was hilarious but completely forgot all about it and never looked him up.
When I had read that he had a new special out - “New In Town”, I had to see it and I wasn’t overly surprised that it was just as funny as his segment on Weekend Update. It was sharp and witty but for some reason the whole thing really resonated with me. It was funny on a lot of different levels, and you should get out there and watch it because the world needs comedians who are actually funny to write for shows (and less comedians who aren’t *cough* Chelsea Handler *cough*).
Buy it on Amazon.ca:
New in Town
New in Town - CD
![I had missed seeing Source Code when it came out on DVD and Blu-ray this past July due to school. It was something that I was interested in eventually seeing, but shortly after I decided to watch it - BlockBuster closed.
Needless to say, I finally watched the film and was actually surprised by how much I liked it. It wasn’t outstanding by any means, but it was definitely a good action/sci-fi film. The story centers around Jake Gyllenhaal’s character Colter Stevens as he wakes up inside the body of another person on a train set to explode. Colter has eight minutes to figure out who is bombing the train and stop them before they can terrorize Chicago further.
The story tries very hard to be emotionally driven and doesn’t really spend a lot of time connecting to the audience. It attempts to prove that the driven motivation is more important than it really is and disproves itself at the conclusion. The action was suitable and the concept was interesting (although slightly muddled), but it was still a fun film.
It was a little confusing and very “out there”, but overall I think that it was a film worth watching. If you haven’t seen it yet and enjoy loosely-based sci-fi films with some action, it’s a pretty decent flick.
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I had missed seeing Source Code when it came out on DVD and Blu-ray this past July due to school. It was something that I was interested in eventually seeing, but shortly after I decided to watch it - BlockBuster closed.
Needless to say, I finally watched the film and was actually surprised by how much I liked it. It wasn’t outstanding by any means, but it was definitely a good action/sci-fi film. The story centers around Jake Gyllenhaal’s character Colter Stevens as he wakes up inside the body of another person on a train set to explode. Colter has eight minutes to figure out who is bombing the train and stop them before they can terrorize Chicago further.
The story tries very hard to be emotionally driven and doesn’t really spend a lot of time connecting to the audience. It attempts to prove that the driven motivation is more important than it really is and disproves itself at the conclusion. The action was suitable and the concept was interesting (although slightly muddled), but it was still a fun film.
It was a little confusing and very “out there”, but overall I think that it was a film worth watching. If you haven’t seen it yet and enjoy loosely-based sci-fi films with some action, it’s a pretty decent flick.
Buy it on Amazon.ca:
Source Code
Source Code [Blu-Ray]
Last weekend I watched the documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne. A film that followed Ozzy for over two years, talking to him about his childhood, struggles with addiction and his family.
I only got into Black Sabbath a couple of years ago - long after “The Osbournes” was on TV (I was only 14 at the time), and I used to never appreciated the origins of metal. Ozzy is a fascinating case as he still remains just as popular today as he did back in 70’s and 80’s. It’s insane to see how long of a time his career has spanned (and continues to).
The documentary is dark at times - dealing with Ozzy’s heavy drug addiction and his very difficult relationship (including spousal abuse) of Sharon. He really hows terrible of a father he was and regrets his past actions, but there’s still something “empty” about Ozzy that you can plainly see in the documentary. The film constantly shows old footage and images of Ozzy when he was younger (in the 60’s and 70’s) and there’s a spark in his eyes that isn’t there any more. It just seems like Ozzy’s eyes don’t reflect the same type of life that they once did - not that you can expect them to with all the drugs he did.
It was a great documentary. Fascinating and honest and I highly recommend checking it out.
Buy it on Amazon.ca:
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (DVD)
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (Blu-ray)
Nothing interesting to post today as I’m slowly trying to build up some reviews for throughout this week. I’ve been spending my weekends catching up on some of the films and television shows I don’t really have time to watch during the week any more and save them up to cram them into a bunch of reviews for this week.
Here are some reviews you can look forward to:
Beginners
Project Nim
Beauty Day
Contagion
The Thing (2011)
Breathers (a zombie novel)
Hope you enjoy and had a great weekend!
It’s been quite a while since I last wrote an update for this blog, and now is a perfect time. I just recently started a new job at a gaming company in Toronto as a Community Support Representative. I answer emails, address concerns and troubleshoot user questions. I also head up some of the social media of one of their games!
I’m working Monday-Friday in Toronto (which is roughly four hours commute time), so I’m not sure how much updating I’ll be able to do. Is there anything you, my followers, would like to see on my blog in the coming weeks/months? Anything you’d like me to review or read or check out? Please send me requests or ask me a question that I can respond to on here!
Until then, hang tight because there might be some less-than original content coming!
