Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Directed by Edgar Wright

Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman

Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, sexual content, language and drug references

It seems as though Hollywood has been especially pandering and safe …Continue reading this entry

The Expendables

Directed by Sylvester Stallone

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Anyone who’s ever lifted a weight to get an acting job

Rated R for strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language

Boasting a …Continue reading this entry

DETAILS: I worked at one high school my first year (Fabulously Affluent High School) and another my second year (Slightly-Less Affluent High School). Now, at the beginning of my third year, I’m back at FAHS.

I. My roulette placement awakens …Continue reading this entry

(Warning: I will try to avoid spoilers where possible, but there are bound to be some sprinkled throughout.  Proceed with caution.)

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

A truly classic film is a perfect convergence of technical skill and innovation with an …Continue reading this entry

As the newest addition to GRTM, I’ve been thinking long and hard (intermittently, for at least the past three hours) about what bomb I’ll drop in my debut. I decided on a longform critique of the Fed’s monetary policy and …Continue reading this entry

Best New Music
Hanalei: One Big Night
2010, Big Scary Monsters Recording Company/Brick Gun

In the early 2000s, Chicago was a haven for Jawbreaker-esque punk rock bands that rocked.  Out of the scene came no less than the Alkaline Trio and …Continue reading this entry

In which something is so terribly composed that it is beyond consideration as a disgrace to its respective artistic form in favor of being considered instead a rare work of brilliance in its ability to fail the aspirations of its medium, e.g. A review of Dennis Rodman’s Autobiography, “Bad As I Wanna Be”.