Hitchcock digs death
curiosity counts – Death scenes from 36 of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies,… (Source: http://curiositycounts.com/)
David O’Reilly’s The External World (NSFW)
A dark, funny, twisted, awful and strangely compelling video from animator David O’Reilly, The External World reminds me a lot of Don Hertzfeld, only even more blatantly offensive. It falls somewhere between Hertzfeld’s Rejected and his most recent mental illness trilogy on the ridiculous/profound continuum — there are moments of genuine slapstick as well as … Continue reading
Belated: The best movies of 2010
Now that the holidays are over and school’s back in swing, I finally have the motivation to get back into blogging (ie. a desperate need to procrastinate). So, without ado, my favourite movies of 2010, sticking to the exactly-50-words format that’s worked so well before. Heartbeats Heartbeats may turn off some with its depiction of … Continue reading
Best Stuff Day 14: Netflix.ca
The TV selection still pretty much sucks, there’s not much in the way of new release movies, and the lack of a streaming movie queue is a bit frustrating. Aside from those (fairly major) quibbles, though, Netflix’s foray into Canada is pretty impressive. Just don’t try comparing it to the American service… What do they … Continue reading
Best Stuff Day 13: Pixels
It looks like this week is shaping up to be “things that were popular a few months ago on the internet” week in the Best Stuff round-up. That might not be an entirely bad thing. As much as the internet preserves even our most awkward moments forever, for all the world to see, it also … Continue reading
Best Stuff catch-up: Days 9 to 11
Alright, so school is officially cramping my desire to work on this blog. But I set myself a target, and I intend to hit it. Without further ado, then, come three more contributions to the canon of amazing things that I experienced in 2010: Day9: Comedy Death Ray They have a podcast that I hear … Continue reading
Best Stuff Day 3: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
I am pretty much the exact target market for this movie. Everything about Scott Pilgrim is tailored for a Canadian music nerd/video game geek with an awareness of comics and a love for over-the-top ridiculousness. It’s admittedly a niche, which might be why Pilgrim kinda-sorta flopped when it came out, but for a certain kind … Continue reading
Green Lantern trailer
Eh, why not: The Green Lantern trailer has finally come out, and it looks like DC’s aiming to make it their Iron Man, a fun franchise that’ll alternate between sassy one-liners and massive CGI setpieces. Ryan Reynolds seems like he’ll do decently in the Robert Downey Jr. part, and the special effects look solid enough … Continue reading
The Town
Whoever planned out Ben Affleck’s comeback knows a thing or two about manipulating us cynical cultural consumers. After endearing himself to teenaged cinephiles with solid turns in a few Kevin Smith comedies and picking up an Oscar for Good Will Hunting, B-Fleck (shudder) spent the better part of his career alienating his original fans and … Continue reading
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
It’s Kind of a Funny Story is about as middle-of-the-road as its unassuming title might lead you to believe. It’s kind of sweet, kind of inoffensive and on occasion even kind of entertaining, but it’s not the kind of film likely to inspire much passion. With the obligatory play on the film’s title out of … Continue reading
The Consumption 