Movies
the real-life Avatar
It was obvious the James Cameron’s latest blockbuster lacked originality but a far more spectacular (but less 3D) story occurred in Papua New Guinea. The Coconut Revolution details the world’s first eco-revolution where indigenous peoples successfully fought off the combined might of a giant multi-national mining corporation, paid mercenaries and two governments’ militaries. Awesome stuff. [...]
Collapse, coming to a theatre near you… hopefully before things fall apart
As independent journalist Michael Ruppert sits in a chair, in a dark room, smoking and saying alarming things my remote desire for business as usual went up in the smoke from the end of his cigarette. I’ve seen Chris Martenson’s Crash Course a few times. I’ve seen the 45 minute version of it too. I’ve [...]
the US of A tries to make a comeback
I really enjoyed the Wrestler, but a great movie is only made better by a great parody,
Bringing back old memories
It started in Vermont… Bennington, Vermont that is. My long time friend Tyler Pratt brought me along with his family to visit relatives and that’s where I bought my first comic book. Fast forward a few years and I had outgrown the serialized format, exploring DC’s Vertigo line and reading Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series. This movie brought back the first experience I had when reading Gaiman’s Coraline aloud so long ago. The imagery (in 3D), the imagination, the growing dread and the ever-present feeling that something is delightfully amiss. Unsetteling in a way that you can’t just quite put your finger on.
