Thoughts From The VOID

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35730540924580277292011-10-05T13:15:24.207-07:00Thoughts From The VOID<center>The personal blog of VOID Munashii, geek, author of "Mallville - A Journal of the Zombie Apocalypse", gamer, jerk</center>Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-90265862254332654582011-10-05T13:14:00.000-07:002011-10-05T13:15:24.269-07:00Adrift

Well hello there, sorry to have been such a stranger.If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter, here (sort of), or now Google+, then you know that I have been a little stumped on my writing since finally finishing the second draft of my Typewriter Challenge story (tentatively titled "That Type of Adventure").Last week I saw Cindy Schuerr post on Facebook about her entry in Clever Fiction's Weekly

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-72859984500200938352011-09-16T17:05:00.000-07:002011-09-16T17:10:48.290-07:00Drive

Do you ever get the feeling that something is going well over your head, but you can't quite figure out what it is? That is how I feel after watching the new film from director Nicolas Winding Refn, “Drive”, based on the novel by James Sallis. This movie is getting fantastic reviews, it even won Best Director at Cannes, and for the life of me I cannot figure out why. “Drive” is the story of,

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-75395744971212694812011-08-10T13:56:00.000-07:002011-08-10T13:59:06.972-07:00Crazy, Stupid, Love

Crazy, Stupid, Love In a summer full of wizards, robots, aliens, and superheroes, Hollywood knows that some people **cough**women**cough** want something a little softer, a little funnier, a little more romantic. Well, “Crazy, Stupid, Love” is that movie... more or less. To be more exact it is another of the recent string of RomComs that are focusing more on the comedy than the romance, and

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-60207519164110570542011-07-29T13:19:00.000-07:002011-07-29T13:28:40.129-07:00Friends With Benefits

When I first saw the trailer for the new film “Friends with Benefits” I could help but think, “Haven't I see this movie already? It came out back in January and was called 'No Strings Attached' , and it was a confused mess.” That's right, two movies in the same year with the same sex-without-emotional-attachment concept both starring members of the cast of “That 70's Show”. “But hey,” I thought,

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-87324397006061695232011-07-19T07:55:00.000-07:002011-07-19T07:56:01.907-07:00If You're Going to Complain

If you are from California then you probably are aware of our current budgetary issues. Governor Brown did exactly what he said he was going to do: pass a “balanced” budget (there is plenty of debate on just how balanced it is, but it's certainly the closest we've come in a long, long time). Unfortunately he could only do this by deeply cutting a lot of things that effect all of us since he was

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-62538391315730615822011-05-11T17:04:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:38:03.549-07:00The Walking Dead 83 and 84 **SPOILERS**

It's been a while since my last ramble, and I'm sure you're totally interested to know what I've been up to, if not, feel free to skip ahead a bit to see some spoilery rambling about “The Walking Dead”. I have actually been working on more rambling, there are a couple of half-finished rants that just kind of got away from me. Maybe I'll finish them, maybe not. Since this is really just about me

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-12929072529837810922011-05-05T14:27:00.000-07:002011-05-05T14:29:10.848-07:00Something Borrowed

At first, “Something Borrowed”, based on the novel by Emily Giffin, seems like it is just going to be another run of the mill romantic comedy. Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin: “Big Love”) has a crush on Dex (Colin Egglesfield: “All My Children”), a guy she went to law school with, but she has never told him how she feels because she doesn't believe that he could ever feel that way about somone quiet and

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-40612168013954310712011-04-19T13:45:00.000-07:002011-04-19T13:49:17.501-07:00Headshot

If there's one thing you can count on from local television news, it's making mountains out of molehills. Sacramento seems really good at this, but I'm sure that it must happen everywhere, right? Please say I'm right. The latest molehill is this video made by some local teens in Rocklin. It didn't make me laugh out loud, but I did find it amusing. It is of course a spoof of “Call of Duty: Black

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-87441092564134549012011-04-15T08:10:00.000-07:002011-04-15T08:14:25.857-07:00Pick Three

A few weeks back, a listener asked the hosts of “The Weekly Geek” what their three favourite albums were. This is of course not a question a person can just answer off the top of their heads, and indeed may just be impossible to answer. Can you pick your three favourite albums of all time? I have trouble even picking my ten favourite winter movies. What the hosts ended up doing were picking the

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-88473280711904045542011-04-13T13:59:00.000-07:002011-04-13T14:05:08.834-07:00Zombie-Come-Lately

I have been a fan of zombies since I first saw the music video for Michael Jackson's “Thriller” as a child. I remember that we watched it, along with the making of it, in school; it was probably in first grade. From that point on I have always loved the living dead as my favourite movie monsters. Zombie movies tended to be a little hard to find over the years. Of course there was the Romero

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-70582102197991031242011-04-12T14:08:00.001-07:002011-04-12T14:11:14.905-07:00Worlds Collide

So my little rambling yesterday about the five minutes I spent watching some televangelist got something that most of my posts never get: confirmation that someone is actually reading them. This confirmation was in the form of a comment from someone named “Kat”. Now I'm not sure if this is the Kat that I know in real life or not, but either way, “Hello, Kat!” **waves**. Of course the thing that

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-55466602299987031402011-04-11T17:07:00.001-07:002011-04-11T17:07:50.282-07:00False Wonders

I regularly go to sleep with the television on, and one of the neatest things about owning a DVR is that you never know what will be on the screen when you wake up. When I went to sleep Saturday night, the TV was on Cartoon Network, I wake up later on, and it's “Doctor Who” on BBCA. I go back to sleep, and when I wake up, it's switched over to some televangelist, so I sit and listen to what he

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-90156057858048188382011-04-09T08:46:00.000-07:002011-04-09T08:49:00.009-07:00Hanna

Once upon a time there was a little girl named Hanna (Saoirse Ronan: The Lovely Bones). Hanna lived in a snowy forest with her father, Erik (Eric Bana: Star Trek, The Time Traveler's Wife), who has done his best to teach her everything she needs to know to be able to survive, but children grow up, and there is only so much a child can learn from her father before she wants to learn more. Knowing

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-58912291896603747542011-04-06T07:43:00.001-07:002011-04-06T07:46:37.623-07:00WonderCon '11

Every year I sit home and watch as people tweet/Facebook update/podcast about going to all of these awesome conventions all around the country: San Diego Comic-Con, Emerald City Comic-Con, PAX, E3, DragonCon, etc, etc. The list goes on and on, meanwhile the bet I go to is Sac-Con and SacAnime. Now don't get me wrong, I like going to these conventions, I've been able to meet, and get autographs

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-45481248585786888822011-04-01T10:10:00.000-07:002011-04-01T11:23:44.326-07:00The All-Pro Pre-Order

Podcaster, and Future Dark Overlord Scott Sigler's next novel, "The All-Pro", can now be pre-ordered from ScottSigler.com. "The All-Pro" is the third in Sigler's Galactic Football League series, and if you pre-order it you get a signed and numbered copy of this book's limited first edition run, and in case you missed out on them before, there are still copies of the first two novels "The Rookie"

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-24109506247174286602011-03-28T13:50:00.000-07:002011-03-28T13:59:00.090-07:00The Music Never Stopped

Music is a powerful thing. The right song can make you feel happy, sad, pumped, or relaxed, but is there more to it than that?What effects can music actually have on the brain? What connections does it form to our memories? This is the question explored in Jim Kohlberg's directorial debut, “The Music Never Stopped”. Set in the 1980's, the film opens with a phone call. To Helen (Cara Seymour: “The

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-30535966245160890352011-03-18T08:00:00.001-07:002011-03-18T08:02:24.560-07:00Limitless

You've heard it said before that the average human only uses about twenty percent of his brain's total potential. If you believe this, then that means even the smartest amongst us could be so much more if only we could figure out how to access the rest of our brainpower. Now what if someone offered you a pill that could make you the best you that you could possibly be? What if you could exceed

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-15532904299852426122011-03-11T14:50:00.000-08:002011-03-11T14:51:58.435-08:00Battle Los Angeles

Why are Americans so fascinated by the idea of our nation being invaded? Whether it's by our on-world enemy du jour or by aliens from another planet we seem to enjoy seeing our home getting destroyed by foreign aggressors. We seem to enjoy it so much that even if the rest of the world is attacked as well, all we focus the movie on is what is happening in the U.S.. That is the case in the new

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-15272179732829931902011-03-10T14:06:00.000-08:002011-04-09T08:49:50.313-07:00Red Riding Hood

It seems that Hollywood is no longer content with just crapping on my generation's childhood with new takes on “The Smurfs”, “Transformers”, and “G.I. Joe”, and have now moved on to going after the childhoods of many generations with films like “Beastly”, “Snow White”, and this movie, “Red Riding Hood”. These are not your normal sugar-coated, Disneyfied re-tellings though; these are dark, gritty,

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-39927422503060594872011-03-04T11:54:00.000-08:002011-03-04T12:00:10.539-08:00Typewriters

Recently, Author J.C. Hutchins posted the following: Douchey and supercool, all at the same time. Perfect for the hipster in your life. The USB Typewriter: http://www.usbtypewriter.comCheck it out; they're pretty cool. Part of me would really like one, but the rational bits of me know that I would NEVER make productive use off it. As Mr. Hutchins pointed out when I said it was cool that, “I

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-34638462478332534212011-03-04T04:05:00.000-08:002011-03-04T04:27:38.675-08:00Early Morning Amusement:: Michael (Jump In)

It's Friday, and I managed to not oversleep by two hours today, so that seems like a good reason for an Early Morning Amusement. I originally discovered "No More Kings" while I was working on the first draft of "Mallville - A Journal of the Zombie Apocalypse". I was listening to Pandora and a fairly catchy tune came on. A short ways into the song I realized it was about zombies; it was "Zombie

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-81353746710408512452011-03-01T14:00:00.000-08:002011-03-01T14:06:42.875-08:00Drive Angry 3D

Do you want a movie with fast cars? Do you want a movie with big guns? Do you want nudity and lots and lots of violence? Do you want a movie where the laws of physics are discarded for the rules of awesome? Do you want it all in 3D? If you answered yes to all of those (and if you didn't, you may want to stop reading now) then Patrick Lussier (“My Bloody Valentine”) has a movie for you: “Drive

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-52566974404188069712011-02-25T11:51:00.000-08:002011-02-25T11:54:18.716-08:00Hall Pass

Apparently all men who have been married for any length of time think that they were super-studs in their single lives, and could be again if just given the chance (for the record, I have no illusions about this), so what if a couple of married guys barreling towards middle-age were given one week to regain their single glory? Could they do it, and when it comes down to it, would they? This is

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-73058668702725990692011-01-28T11:52:00.000-08:002011-01-28T11:54:24.021-08:00The Mechanic

I think it is fair to say that I am a bit of a fanboy when it comes to Jason Statham. “The Expendables”, “The Transporter”, “War”; heck, I even enjoyed the insane mess that is “Crank: High Voltage”. As with anything you are a fan of, the potential for disappointment is high when any new project comes out due to high expectations. Well, I went into Statham's new film, “The Mechanic” with really

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-18413556830045878632011-01-28T04:00:00.000-08:002011-01-28T04:05:12.711-08:00Early Morning Amusement: Jason Statham Audi Ad

After seeing a screening of "The Mechanic" (the review should be posted today) I've gotten on a bit of a Jason Statham kick again, and it made me think of this. Today's video combines two of my favourite things: Jason Statham awesomeness with a really cool Superbowl ad. I liked this ad in 2009 when it first played, and it is still cool today.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-60862576799740824982011-01-26T13:41:00.000-08:002011-01-26T13:44:30.330-08:00The Rite

Ever since the classic “The Exorcist” movies about demonic possession have been scaring the crap out of horror fans everywhere, but what is it about these movies that makes them so genuinely scary? For people that believe in God (or a god) I think it's the idea that while vampires and zombies may be scary, they are not real, but the devil is real, and the idea that he could take over your body is

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-16360780714538688842011-01-21T07:50:00.000-08:002011-01-21T07:53:44.230-08:00No Strings Attached

Ah, the romantic comedy; you already know the general plot, right? Boy meets girl, they fall in love despite boy being a dweeb/loser/fat/womanizer, but then boy screws things up and loses girl so boy has to win girl back before it's too late and she goes off with cool jerk/moves away/gets herself to a nunnery. “No Strings Attached” is the new RomCom from director Ivan Reitman (“Ghostbusters”)

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-64571116533386491552011-01-03T21:10:00.000-08:002011-01-04T03:45:13.615-08:00Early Morning Amusement: The Purple Smurfs

Do you remember "The Smurfs"? I'm sure that even if you're too young to remember them from their Saturday morning run in the 80's that you have at least heard of them. If nothing else, you have probably seen the dreadful looking trailer for their upcoming film that is being released as part of Hollywood's on-going attempt to crap on the childhoods of my generation. Even those who grew up on the

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-52383128838459551572010-12-23T11:40:00.000-08:002010-12-23T11:41:19.290-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Ten

What? Huh? Oh, I made it, this is day ten. I guess this means I can spend tomorrow watching these movies... or getting things ready for family. Yeah, probably getting things ready for family. So here it is, last chronologically, but not least in my heart. The most recent holiday movie on my list is: Karroll's Christmas (2004) You've probably never even heard of this movie, but it's a

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-39715423460395170512010-12-22T13:48:00.000-08:002010-12-22T13:49:26.277-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Nine

Did you know that Toys R Us is open twenty-fours hours this week? I kind of want to go at three in morning just to do it. I don't have anything I need there, but it seems like it would be fun. Of course this is completely off topic, so lets get back to the reason I'm writing this, eh? Here we are on the ninth day of my favourite holiday movies; the penultimate day, if you will. We're going back

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-3042895600974965322010-12-21T08:09:00.000-08:002010-12-21T08:10:31.207-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Eight

We're closing in on the day now, have you got your shopping finished yet? Yeah, me neither. So if you thought that yesterday's movie pick was a little dark, wait until you see my favourite holiday movie for today. We're jumping into the 21st century with:Bad Santa (2003) Probably the least family-friendly item on the list, this film is exactly what it says on the tin. Willie (Billy Bob Thornton)

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-28136653089841564462010-12-20T13:31:00.000-08:002010-12-20T13:42:17.910-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Seven

As I stated when I started this, I'm not a huge fan of the winter holiday season, and this list very nearly ended up being my nine favourite holiday movies because I simply could not think of a tenth movie, but then I remembered this little gem. You probably not only missed this movie when it was in theaters, I did too, but have probably never even heard of it. I only originally saw it thanks

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-56668730962720663402010-12-19T08:44:00.000-08:002010-12-19T08:48:38.050-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Six

For day six we're going back to the creepy, but we're also going animated with a movie that has become something of a cultural phenomenon over the years (at least it is if you regularly shop at Hot Topic). This film is probably the most merchandised of all of the films on my list with toys, video games, board games, clothes, accessories, perfume, and even a theme park ride based on it. Check

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-69783048187223844382010-12-18T07:57:00.000-08:002010-12-18T07:59:35.904-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Five

Day five! We're halfway through my list, which also means that this is the last weekend before the big day, and that shopping deadline is barreling down on you like a fright train... unless you did most of you shopping back in the fall. Once your done with your shopping you should pour yourself some eggnog and sit down to watch a holiday film that will make you realize how much easier your

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-16751381830775095382010-12-17T08:05:00.000-08:002010-12-17T08:06:23.214-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Four

My next pick came out the same year as “Die Hard”, but is a little more traditionally considered a holiday film. Lets step away from horror and action and back to mostly straight comedy with:Scrooged (1988) Charles Dickens' classic is brought into the 1980's with Bill Murray cast in the Scrooge role as Frank Cross, a cold-hearted jerk of a television executive who has been tasked with putting on

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-7682379286503186622010-12-16T15:02:00.000-08:002010-12-16T15:13:40.603-08:00Now Playing: Dax Plays Faire

Big news, ladies and gents, to me at least; I've gotten a story published. As part of their Broken Mirror Story Event, "The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine" has recorded my short story, "Dax Plays Faire" for their podcast, and it sounds great (there's even a rockin' soundtrack to it).If you are not already subscribed to this podcast (and you should be) then you can check it out directly from The

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-90085601088423599532010-12-16T08:06:00.000-08:002010-12-16T08:07:10.443-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Three

Welcome back, and lets move on to day three. Yesterday we went into the realms of holiday horror/comedy, today lets testosterone things up a bit with:Die Hard (1988) Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) has crashed the Nakatomi Christmas party, and only one man can save Christmas, shoeless John McClane (Bruce Willis). Assisted via radio by Sergeant Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson), McClane delivers lots of

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-39580215904467296142010-12-15T08:04:00.000-08:002010-12-15T08:06:24.373-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day Two

Well hello again, and welcome to day two of my top ten favourite holiday movies. Yesterday was both the oldest, and one of the most traditional of the films on my list, today we're getting a little bit darker with a movie that you might not immediately think of as a holiday film:Gremlins (1984) Sure getting a puppy for Christmas is a lot of responsibility, but what about a Mogwai? You remember

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-54329956696797991502010-12-14T20:11:00.000-08:002010-12-14T20:13:08.963-08:00Ten Days of Holiday Movies: Day One

You may, or may not, know that I am not a humongous fan of the various winter holidays. I think they tend to bring out the worst in people, even more so since the start of the “War on Christmas” crap. Given the previous, it will likely come as no surprise to you that I am also no fan of sickeningly sweet holiday films either, but that does not mean that I do not like any holiday movies.Now I

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-56111404649932889112010-12-09T13:19:00.000-08:002010-12-09T13:21:29.756-08:00Vending Machines

I love vending machines; have ever since I was a little kid. There's something magical about getting something out of one of these contraptions. You put in money, press a few buttons, and out pops something great. I think my love of vending machines started with my mother's workplace. Every so often her job would make its employees to do mandatory overtime, which would sometimes require her to go

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-32726023449861054702010-10-22T10:08:00.000-07:002010-10-22T10:16:20.645-07:00My Halloween Playlist

On a recent episode of The Weekly Geek a listener asked about suggestions for a Halloween playlist. While I assume the questioner was asking about one for a party I decided to do a rundown of my own Halloween playlist. Keep in mind that this list was not made with a party in mind, but instead with the idea of it being played in the background on Halloween night while dealing with the trick or

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-67411582443226389012010-10-07T13:46:00.000-07:002010-10-07T13:53:44.935-07:00Life As We Know It

In 2007 organized, stable, snarky Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl: “Grey's Anatomy”) and laid-back, skirt-chasing, but equally snarky Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel: “When in Rome”) are set up on a blind date by their mutual friends, Peter and Allison. Things do not go well. Three years later when the unthinkable happens to Peter and Allison the pair find themselves left as guardian's of the friends'

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-37947135411090352162010-09-18T09:27:00.000-07:002010-09-18T09:31:17.656-07:00Easy A

I grew up watching those John Hughes teenage comedies; “Ferris Bueller's Day Off”, “The Breakfast Club”, etc. I remember, as a kid, thinking how cool it would be when I was that age and in high school... yeah, not so much. Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone: “Zombieland”, “Superbad”) has a similar issue (save that where I saw those movies in the theater, she would have seen them on DVD); she badly

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-37764617112859677682010-09-11T10:41:00.000-07:002010-09-11T10:45:32.453-07:00The Social Network

I love social networks; without them there are a number of people who I almost certainly would have lost track of over the years. Heck, you probably found the link to this review through Twitter... or Buzz, Friendfeed, Tumblr, Myspace, or the current big daddy, Facebook, so I guess that maybe you like them too. “The Social Network” is the new film by director David Fincher (“Fight Club”), based

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-83306952955355196692010-08-28T21:01:00.000-07:002010-08-28T21:03:47.195-07:00J.C. Hutchins' New Look

If you have never checked out J.C. Hutchins site, you now have an excuse; he has just given it a whole new look. If you are unaware, Hutchins is the creator of the 7th Son series of podionovels, and has helped to create #StillHere, a fantastic tie-in to Discovery Channel’s “The Colony”, and was author of the fantastic, but underrated, “Personal Effects: Dark Art”. You have been depriving

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-9969350029271193732010-08-27T04:52:00.001-07:002010-08-27T04:56:33.952-07:00Early Morning Amusement: The Walking Dead

Ok, yeah, it's another trailer, but not for a movie this time. This is the trailer for the upcoming AMC series based on Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead". While I was still working on the blog version of "Mallville - A Journal of the Zombie Apocalypse" this was pretty much the only zombie fiction I was still reading. You can tell from the trailer that they are changing things a little from the

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-65899310597048686062010-08-25T04:50:00.000-07:002011-02-23T13:40:08.432-08:00Going the Distance

“Going the Distance” is the new romantic comedy about a Mac and a PC who-; no wait, no it's not (but wouldn't it be cool if it was? I'd go see that). It's actually about two thirty-somethings who have to cope with the strains and stresses of a cross-country relationship. Garret (Justin Long: probably best known from the “I'm a Mac” ad campaign) meets Erin (Drew Barrymore: “Music and Lyrics”) one

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-9092133981900624222010-08-18T04:38:00.000-07:002010-08-18T04:41:05.459-07:00Early Morning Amusement: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Graphic Novel Trailer

I am still in the throes of Scott Pilgrim mania, and one of the best things about the movie is that a lot of it is taken directly from the series of books. This trailer demonstrates that by recreating the entire trailer with images from the graphic novels (although to be fair some of the scenes used in this trailer appear differently in the film)

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-27463576180391132010-08-17T12:54:00.000-07:002010-08-17T12:57:37.890-07:00Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Relationships can be difficult; you have to learn to give and take, to compromise on things, to not expect to always get your way. You have to learn to deal not only with your own romantic history, but that of your partner as well. Of course when your partner's romantic history has challenged you to a battle to the death, things may be getting out of hand. “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” is based

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-24449845617797407662010-08-13T03:51:00.000-07:002010-08-13T04:00:44.808-07:00Early Morning Amusement: Our Sick, Mad World

It's been some time since I've posted something that amuses me, but I've been in a Satoshi Kon sort of mood since watching "Paprika" last weekend. One of my first exposures to Satoshi Kon was the series "Paranoia Agent", so here I bring to you a "Paranoia Agent" anime music video set to "Mad World" (Tears for Fears version)

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-87834160452439652442010-08-11T04:57:00.001-07:002010-08-11T04:59:31.737-07:00The Expendables

Are you tired of romantic comedies, and computer animated kids' films? Have you have it with sparkly vampires and talking dogs and cats? Do you want a manly film full of manly men blowing up manly things? Then you may just want to check out “The Expendables”. The Expendables are a team of highly trained mercenaries who seem to have one real mission in life; blow things up. Led by Barney Ross (

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-53909579877989600222010-07-22T11:53:00.000-07:002010-08-10T04:40:49.319-07:00Flipped

Based on the YA novel of the same name, “Flipped” is the latest movie by director Rob Reiner (“Stand By Me”, “Misery”, “The Bucket List”). To briefly sum up this film, it is a nostalgia inducing romantic comedy about a pair of pre-teens. The even more briefly sum up this film, it is award bait.When Juli Baker (played first by Morgan Lily, then by Madeline Carroll) first sees Bryce Loski (Ryan

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-73278258625847905102010-07-16T22:04:00.000-07:002010-07-16T22:14:09.289-07:00#StillHere

Yeah, I've not posted anything in awhile; I've been hard at work on a few short stories for the Escape Artists Flash Contest II (one of them made it to the second round, which was nice), one for the Dunesteef Broken Mirror Story Event (wish me luck), and short stories and a new novel based on some of the flash pieces I wrote. Oh, and I've been playing video games, so maybe not working too hard.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-17913081547048680682010-06-04T04:01:00.000-07:002010-06-04T04:13:27.111-07:00Early Morning Amusement: The Wilhelm Scream

There are a few stock sound effects out there that you here all the time in movies, television shows, and video games. Probably the most famous stock sound effect is The Wilhelm Scream, named for the character Wilhelm in the film "The Charge at Feather River" (actually the second film it was used in). This sound effect has been used in the "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", and "Lord of the Rings"

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-53000246673496431792010-06-03T07:55:00.000-07:002010-06-03T08:02:28.628-07:00Splice

Look, up on the screen! Is it an allegory about having children when you are not ready for them? Is it a cautionary tale about the dangers of engineering? Is that the guy from “The Darjeeling Limited”? It's all those things and more! It's “Splice”.“Splice” is about nerdy hipster biochemist Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley: “Dawn of the Dead”), and her nerdy hipster boyfriend and partner Clive (Adrien

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-48245791420631755962010-06-02T04:14:00.000-07:002010-06-02T04:17:25.345-07:00Early Morning Amusement: ArcAttack Doctor Who Theme

You only wish that you were going to do something as awesome as this today.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-82219080367743003682010-05-31T06:17:00.000-07:002010-05-31T06:19:45.418-07:00Early Morning Amusment: Ian McKellan is the Fresh Prince of Bel Air

This made me laugh when I first saw it, and I was happy to see that there is a series of these (Charles in Charge and Ducktales are good too). I want to see him do a version of "Never Gonna Give You Up" though.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-64942146434582478852010-05-28T04:35:00.000-07:002010-05-28T04:36:43.208-07:00Early Morning Amusement: Half Life 2 for Mac

Yes, it's a commercial, but it's a damned cool one.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-14964027915166942942010-05-26T03:47:00.000-07:002010-05-26T03:50:53.344-07:00Early Morning Amusement: EZ-Cracker Re-Edit

This may be one of the most annoying things ever, so why does it make me laugh every time? Pudding!

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-37918640134605208332010-05-25T06:27:00.000-07:002010-05-25T06:29:35.122-07:00Happy Towel Day

"I eventually found it in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door reading 'Beware of the Leopard'!"Happy Towel Day everyone!

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-53758888846286135522010-05-21T04:44:00.000-07:002010-05-21T04:47:07.294-07:00Early Morning Amusement: Who You Gonna Call?

The folks at Improv Everywhere bring the Ghostbusters back to the New York Public Library

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-65171794273084052322010-05-19T07:17:00.000-07:002010-05-19T07:21:05.336-07:00Early Morning Amusement: As Seen onTV - A Tribute to Doing it Wrong

Okay, so it's not all that early, but I still find this amusing.One of the things I love about commercials for as-seen-on-tv products is how they can make the simplest things, like boiling water or combing your hair, seem incredibly difficult and inconvenient. This is a video tribute to that.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-27432313395979693202010-05-17T04:21:00.001-07:002010-05-17T06:43:23.851-07:00Early Morning Amusement: "Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death"

Okay, so I cannot embed this one, but it is still worth checking out. DW:tCoFD was made for Red Nose Day in 1999 and features Rowan Atkinson, Johnathan Price, Hugh Grant, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, and the Daleks in a short Doctor Who adventure that is at the same time both faithful and absolutely absurb.Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death"Also, don't forget that tomorrow is the final chapter

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-88599388791766382122010-05-14T04:30:00.000-07:002010-05-14T04:32:26.036-07:00Early Morning Amusement: 1985

Yeah, yeah, it's another Suberunker AMV, but I think this is the video that first introduced me to Azumanga Daioh, which is no bad thing.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-7706414041173085532010-05-12T04:06:00.000-07:002010-05-12T04:11:02.597-07:00Early Morning Amusement: The Wedding Rings

Another AMV by Suberunker Studeosh, because their videos are awesome.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-84090912387386763232010-05-11T11:17:00.000-07:002010-05-11T11:18:12.551-07:00Babies

Are you tired of movies with plots? Are you sick to death of dialog? Do you feel that a story just gets in the way of a film? Well have I got the film for you.“Babies”, from director Thomas Balmes, is precisely what it says on the tin; it is a movie about four babies. From just before birth through their first birthdays we follow the lives of Hattie from America, Bayar from Mongolia, Ponijao from

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-10182724021036327172010-05-10T04:17:00.000-07:002010-05-10T04:20:07.734-07:00Early Morning Amusement: Mahna Mahna

Nothing like a classic first thing in the morning.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-28363548498944536832010-05-07T04:27:00.000-07:002010-05-07T04:40:16.426-07:00Early Morning Amusement: "Doctor Who: Timecrash"

So what if I overslept... by rather a lot? I still need to be amused. Searching the depths of YouTube has found me "Doctor Who: Time Crash"(this is in widescreen, so you'll probably want to bring it up to full screen)

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-32899360586361406572010-05-05T04:21:00.000-07:002010-05-05T04:33:29.367-07:00Early Morning Amusement: The Wizard of Ozaka

It's way too early, so I need something fun to wake me up. Today lets go with one of my favourite AMVs; The Wizard of Ozaka.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-51566321217392935992010-04-29T20:28:00.000-07:002010-04-29T20:30:21.457-07:00A Nightmare on Elm Street

There are few horror movie monsters out there more recognizable than Freddy Kruger; he stands shoulder to shoulder with other classic monsters from Dracula to Jason Voorhees, and like pretty much all of those classic characters it is time for him to get a reboot. It's time to bring Freddy into the age of iPods and cell phones with the reboot of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. First thing you need to

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-43787759034231742032010-04-22T21:11:00.000-07:002010-04-22T21:12:53.912-07:00The Unreality of Tragedy

Just a little heads up before you read any further. This is not a movie review, or some humourous anecdote, or even me complaining about some stupid insignificant thing. I am not trying to make you laugh here, or let you know whether or not a movie is worth you money; this is a reasonably serious post. You have been warned. I have been given cause to ponder the unreality of tragedy lately. If you

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-38986092165194082952010-03-25T21:12:00.000-07:002010-03-25T21:15:13.935-07:00"How to Train Your Dragon"

Based almost not at all on the book of the same name by Cressida Cowell, “How to Train Your Dragon” is the story of Hiccup (Jay Baruchel: “She's Out of My League”), son of viking leader Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler: “300”). Hiccup's village is under constant assault by a variety of dragons who steal their food and destroy their homes, and as a result the vikings have made it their purpose in

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-86052830467981019292010-03-13T10:46:00.000-08:002010-03-13T10:48:50.294-08:00"She's Out of My League"

Have you ever heard something to the effect of “A one doesn't get a ten”? If you haven't, it basically means that the ugly dork doesn't get the hottie, and it's true. There are ways of making your score go up or down, being rich, being in a band, having a nice car, etc, but there is only a certain disparity that can exist between you and your mate. It is this concept that backs up the plot of the

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-1494405588807573262010-03-12T05:01:00.000-08:002010-03-12T07:56:26.533-08:00"Hot Tub Time Machine"

Remember the 80's? Day-glo clothes? Big hair? Unsafe sex? Reagan? You showed such promise then, but the 80's ended, and the 90's came and went, and now at the start of the second decade of the 21st century you find yourself drudging through each day at some meaningless job. What if you could go back in time and do it over again? What if you had a “Hot Tub Time Machine”?Adam, Nick, and Lou are

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-89932804236623831412010-02-25T05:05:00.000-08:002011-02-01T08:15:40.686-08:00Cop Out

What do you get when you take Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Tracy Morgan (30 Rock), a valuable baseball card, a Mexican gangbanger named Poh Boy, a free-running burglar, a teddy bear with a hidden camera, a stolen car, a lot of cursing, and have Kevin Smith direct it all? You get the new buddy-cop comedy “Cop Out” Willis and Morgan play veteran New York police officers Jimmy Monroe and Paul Hodges,

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-86840614550016151732010-02-05T22:31:00.000-08:002010-02-05T22:32:54.551-08:00From Paris With Love

Some people are just never satisfied with what they have. Take James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers: “The Tudors”) for example. He lives in Paris, works in the US embassy, is the personal assistant to the ambassador, has a hot girlfriend, Caroline (Kasia Smutniak), but he's still not happy. Reece wants more; Reece wants to be a special operative. Finally Reece gets his chance. All he has to do is

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-51155193610862216872010-01-28T20:55:00.000-08:002010-01-28T20:56:47.344-08:00Edge of Darkness

It seems were are still in the middle of the resurgence of our 70's and 80's action stars. Recent years have seen the return of John Rambo, Rocky Balboa, Indiana Jones, and John McClane (to mixed success); we have even seen Clint Eastwood telling people to get off his lawn. I had thought we were at the end of that, but Mel Gibson (“Lethal Weapon”) still has to have his turn in “Edge of Darkness”

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-65984342279777419122010-01-17T10:45:00.000-08:002010-01-17T10:46:43.328-08:00The Book of Eli

It's been thirty years since “The Flash”, and event that turned the world (or at least the United States) in a barren wasteland. Now in order to even walk outside people must where protective eyewear or risk blindness. Humanity struggles to exist in the ruins of the old world; this is the world of “The Book of Eli”. Through the ruins, the violence, and the cannibalism wanders Eli (Denzel

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-53700613055156922742010-01-15T12:20:00.000-08:002011-04-06T07:51:54.105-07:00The Lovely Bones

Meet Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan: “City of Ember”), a normal teenage girl growing up in the early 1970's. It's a time, as the character puts it, before missing children appeared on milk cartons; a time when bad things just don't happen to children. She is living a totally normal life, going to high school, figuring out what she wants to do with her life, falling in love. This all comes to a

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-46948426986383770132010-01-06T12:42:00.000-08:002010-01-06T12:46:12.011-08:00"Youth in Revolt"

You know how some actors essentially play the same role over and over again, only with a different name? How they never display any real range? Michael Cera is one of these actors, but, as with Ricky Gervais, this may not be a bad thing. Cera has mastered playing the awkward teenager, and continues to pull it off pretty well even though he is now in his 20's (if he ever actually starts puberty

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-4622045385282372022010-01-04T12:52:00.000-08:002010-01-04T12:59:05.483-08:00Extraordinary Measures

Sometimes you can tell the makers of a film had a lot of trouble deciding what to call their movie. With a title like “Extraordinary Measures” you might expect to find an action movie, or possibly something about saving a kidnapped child, but that is not what this is; this is a sick-kid movie.John Crowley (Brendan Fraser: “The Mummy” movies) seems to have it all; he has a lovely wife, Aileen (

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-85195583170664878912009-10-14T23:20:00.000-07:002009-10-14T23:36:30.529-07:00"Where the Wild Things Are"

Recent years have seen much of my childhood coming back to haunt me, “GI Joe” and “Transformers” have been given the big screen treatment, “Indiana Jones” came back for a new adventure, even “Doctor Who” has made a comeback. With these revivals there has been a lot of discussion of defacing my generation's childhood. It is with that in mind that I went to see the movie adaptation of one of my

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-42818747226529180742009-09-30T20:52:00.000-07:002009-09-30T20:55:16.295-07:00"The Invention of Lying"

Imagine living in a world with no concept of fiction; no one has ever thought to tell a lie, there's not even a word for it. Of course when you have no concept of fiction you also have no fictional books, no acting, no art, no sarcasm, and even no religion (I'm sure some people will froth at the mouth over this). You have a world where everybody is as good as their word, and if someone says it,

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-46579705396923486102009-09-18T11:50:00.000-07:002009-09-18T11:52:28.369-07:00"Zombieland"

You know how it starts; a strange disease appears turning normal people into violent murderous cannibals. Humans respond badly, and rather than contain the infection and destroy the infected, they let it spread. Before you know it a couple of months has passed, and America has become the United States of Zombieland. If “Shaun of the Dead” was a tribute to Romero's zombie classics, then “

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-20835104186363364682009-09-11T17:04:00.000-07:002009-09-11T17:13:02.126-07:00"The Informant!"

I see a couple of problems with speaking critically about movies that are “based on a true story”. The first problem is knowing where fact ends and fiction begins; exactly how much of the story has been altered to make it more suitable for the screen? The other problem is that the characters represent real people; people who actually exist in real life, and lived through some version of these

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-8691064422022509352009-08-28T12:37:00.000-07:002009-08-28T12:44:41.348-07:00"Adam"

Most movies are fairly easy to pigeonhole into one category or another; horror, romantic comedy, chick flick, science fiction, etc. Sometimes a movie comes along that is not so easy to label. “Adam”, starring Hugh Dancy (“Confessions of a Shopaholic”) and Rose Byrne (“Damages”), is one of those movies; it's a little bit romance, a little bit comedy, and a little bit drama, but it's not enough of

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-46607460411168386812009-08-18T11:47:00.000-07:002009-08-18T11:48:58.962-07:00"Shorts"

One of the biggest problems that I tend to have with children's movies is that they don't respect their audience. Kid's films tend to talk down to children in an attempt to talk at their level; the problem is that they usually miss and assume that kids are stupid. “Shorts” seems to pretty evenly hit that 10-12 year old groups that it is aiming for without talking down, and that's largely because

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-73145866175718640142009-08-12T12:47:00.000-07:002009-08-12T12:48:55.118-07:00"The Time Traveler's Wife"

In a summer filled with testosterone soaked action sci-fi movies like “Transformers 2”, “GI Joe”, and “Star Trek” there's a hole out there for something a little softer, a little more feminine, a little more SyFy meets Lifetime. Well pack your Kleenex, because coming to fill that hole is “The Time Traveler's Wife”.“The Time Traveler's Wife” is a fantasy/sci-fi romance about Henry DeTamble (Eric

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-52821093367490848622009-07-24T12:17:00.000-07:002009-07-24T12:19:14.840-07:00Julie & Julia

Before there was Alton Brown, Rachel Ray, or Paula Dean there was a foodie who stood head and shoulders above her contemporaries. A woman who went to France barely able to cook an egg, and became one of the most famous chefs in the world; that woman is Julia Child.“Julie & Julia” is that rarest of movie, something fresh and new. Starring Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia!), Stanley Tucci, Amy Adams (

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-991659476067995312009-06-24T11:50:00.000-07:002009-06-24T11:51:13.408-07:00A Review of "My Sister's Keeper"

Some children are conceived out of love, some out of wild irresponsibility, and still others out of some combination of the two; Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin: “Little Miss Sunshine”) was neither; she was conceived by design to be a medical resource for her older sister, Kate (Sofia Vassilieva: “Medium”). Kate is dying of Leukemia.From birth, Anna has been harvested for various materials to

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-90931467392961057332009-06-22T08:02:00.000-07:002009-06-22T08:03:58.835-07:00A Review of "The Proposal"

**NOTE** I wrote this after seeing a screening of the movie almost a month ago, and forgot to post it before the film's release. Oops. You know this plot, you've seen it before. An immigrant who is facing deportation who is willing to do anything to stay in America comes up with the idea of marrying an American citizen just to get citizenship. So how do you prevent this from becoming a remake of

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-86804007495593164062009-06-09T17:29:00.000-07:002009-06-09T17:33:31.123-07:00Personal Effects: Dark Art

"Personal Effects: Dark Art" finally out, have you bought your copy yet? If you haven;t you owe it to yourself; Hutchin's is a fantastic writer, and you are depriving yourself by not reading his work. Also be sure to check out the free podcast prequel to "Dark Art", "Personal Effects: Sword of Blood"

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-5242487192004653172009-05-21T07:59:00.000-07:002011-03-17T04:13:26.388-07:00"It's Funny because he's fat!" A Review of "The Hangover"

Picture this; you've gone to Las Vegas with a small group of friends for your buddy's bachelor party. When you wake up the next morning to find your hotel suite thrashed, a chicken on the bar, a tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the closet, your soon-to-be-wed friend missing, and you have absolutely no memory of what happened. This is the premise of the new film, “The Hangover”.Doug (Justin Bartha

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-86068606219960802272009-05-14T13:49:00.000-07:002009-05-14T14:03:17.581-07:00Who Are The People In My Twitterhood? @PixelVixen707

I've been on Twitter for about six months now, and unlike a lot of people who drop off after their first month, I have no plans to stop tweeting anytime soon. I've met a lot of interesting people on Twitter; writers, artists, podcasters, bloggers, and just everyday working stiffs like myself, and I thought “Wouldn't it be neat to try and introduce some of these people to the people who read my

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-19093071816441214752009-05-08T13:51:00.000-07:002011-04-06T07:54:51.870-07:00"Fire everything!" A Review of "Star Trek"

Okay, lets face it, Hollywood is pretty much creatively bankrupt. This is why we see so many remakes and reboots of old movie or television series. Remakes/Reboots are generally not all that great; some end up just being horrible parodies (“Starsky and Hutch”, “The Brady Bunch”), some just totally do not get what the original was about (“Lost in Space”), and even the ones that really try to be

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-22656867486397615562009-05-03T19:21:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:02:29.035-07:00Unboxing the Keurig Ultimate Coffee Brewing System

Back during the holidays I was first introduced to the Keurig Ultimate Coffee Brewing System (the term "Ultimate" is not hubris, it's the name of this particular model) at Costco. It truly awed me, and not just because the sample consisted of a full cup of coffee. You see, I've been a critic of pod-based single cup coffee makers ever since I first saw the Senseo; it's not because of the

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-33044353694610638562009-04-29T07:54:00.000-07:002009-04-29T07:59:05.747-07:00"Girls like to laugh at men" A Review of "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past"

I've seen many versions of “A Christmas Carol” in my life (for my money, “Scrooged” is the best one), but I've never seen one quite like this. First we'll take out Ebenezer Scrooge and replace him with famous photographer and man-whore, Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey: “Contact”, “Sahara”). Next we'll get rid of Christmas and replace it with the wedding of Connor's little brother, Paul (Breckin

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-67360959555061173812009-04-26T09:08:00.000-07:002009-04-26T09:10:25.546-07:00Yotsuba Vs. Aliens

Why yes, I am a dork.

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-39077352835258637682009-04-22T13:22:00.000-07:002011-04-08T11:52:59.719-07:00"I can hear the music we're supposed to be playing" A Review of "The Soloist"

Pessimism, cynicism, realism, call it what you like, but many of us fall victim to this type of thinking. When someone has become genre savvy to reality they may eventually look for something somewhere that gives them hope that maybe the world can be fixed. This type of thinking can lead that person on a quest to try to fix the world, whether they should or not. This is a movie about someone just

Void Munashiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453598463695900812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573054092458027729.post-2679649679626564792009-04-15T13:44:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:47:34.814-07:00"I'm not gay, I'm in love" A Review of "17 Again"

As you grow older, do you find yourself dissatisfied with your life? Do you wonder what could have been had you made different choices? Can you pinpoint that one moment where you threw away your potential, and set yourself on your current course? What if that potential could be given back to you? What if you could be “17 Again”?“17 Again” is the story of Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron : ”High School

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