I rewatched the now 10-year-old movie Inside Man this weekend, and it holds up to the time test. Inside Man was directed by Spike Lee and starred Clive Owen and Denzel Washington. NYPD negotiator Keith Frazier (Washington) is called in for a bank robbery/hostage situation which is being masterminded by Dalton Russell (Owen). Everything has …
Moto Surround is one of Motorola’s BlueTooth headphones. The Surround ($55) are earbuds, while the Pulse ($30) is the old fashioned ear cushions. With more phones heading towards no headphones jacks, I figured it was time to start trying bluetooth headphones. If you aren’t familiar, more phones (such as the next iPhone and the Moto …
Now You See Me is a 2013 movie starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman and Woody Harrelson. Its sequel (Now You See Me 2) comes out this Friday. The movie does not fool or disappoint, nor does it trick you into thinking it’s a great movie. It is a magically enjoyable action-heist in which …
Cimorelli, a group of sisters from California (previously mentioned here) dropped their first full-length album last week, entitled Up At Night. While the album has a few good plays, including the title song Up At Night and Make It Stronger, it lacks that “finishing punch” that will put it over the top. Which isn’t a bad thing on …
Captain America: Civil War is the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie installment, and the Third movie in the “Captain America” series. The fight and premise of the movie is not necessarily good vs. evil, but rather opinion based, as most political arguments are, and Iron Man thinks sanctions and rules are the best course …
Begin Again is a 2013 movie about Dan, a struggling music-label-head played by Mark Ruffalo, who is having trouble connecting with his daughter (Violet, played by Hailee Steinfeld), struggles with alcohol issues, and just can’t seem to find the new artist to help resuscitate his career. After a night of binge drinking, he stumbles into …
A Spark Ignites by Michael Lachman (of the fellow blog http://www.michaellachmanwrites.com, and previously of this guest post) is a superhero adventure and a the first step in a journey on Lachman’s writing career. Matt Stone is your standard teenager, facing high school troubles and a typical family life, including an annoying brother. But when Matt …
The Big Short is based off of a Michael Lewis book about the housing bubble (and crash) that faced America in the 2000s. After the success of his previous books–>movies, expectations were high for this film…and it didn’t disappoint. (Previous movies were The Blind Side and Moneyball). Starring Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale and Steve Carell …
We’ve all watched Gordon Ramsay rule his kitchen, and a lot of us have read Kitchen Confidential by Chef Anthony Bourdain. But Burnt turns the heat up, and gives us an inside look at the pressures a chef faces on his journey to be the best. Bradley Cooper plays Chef Adam Jones as he goes on his quest …
Sicario is yet another top movie of 2015. Sicario (literally means hitman) focuses on FBI agent Kate Murcer (Emily Blunt) after her unit gets hit by an explosion, taking out some of her people. Kate is then recruited by Alejandro (Benico del Toro) and Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) two unknown agents, with a shady way of …
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