28 Weeks Later (5/5)

After the original, ‘28 Days Later’, ‘Children Of Men’, ‘District 9′, and others, this may be my new favorite genre: the sci-fi epidemic. Set it in Britain, throw in some snipers, government conspiracy, Martial law, sprinting zombies, dirty photography, and a muted score and I’m in love.

Filed under: 5 stars, review

Another sail on the ship.

We’ve finished the music up for Urban Hymnal 4. It is good, but honestly, when Matthew Whitney attended rehearsal and sketched up this evil empire, we all felt like another sail was raised on the ship. Very excited to see this thing come together.

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My Kid Could Paint That (3/5)

To quote one of the painting critics who are interviewed on camera, regarding the 5 year old “genius”:

“Nobody is saying ‘fuck you’ in this picture [painting], she is just saying, ‘I am a happy girl who loves painting’.”

Filed under: 3 stars, review

Star Trek (4/5)

On a lark, and to avoid the crowds, a friend and I went to the 6am showing at the Seattle Center IMAX. What were we thinking. There were twenty people there. The movie was good. I like my sleep though.

Filed under: 4 stars, review

This is life.

You hope for things, perhaps children, they don’t marry and you’re not happy, they marry and their spouse is crap, or their spouse is good and their kids are crap, you’re not happy, you’re bored, you’re not happy, you want something, you want a job, you want peace of mind, it doesn’t happen. I’ve heard that your 30s are meant to be a time of less insecurity, well I have learned to be ok with what I have and that has indeed lowered my insecurity. Who really cares what happens in the grand scheme of things–happiness is elusive, and best left to chance. I truly look forward to one thing, and it is death; the day I leave this mortal coil.

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Oh H1N1

The news reported that the CDC and others are encouraging the news to not call it “swine flu” but rather “H1N1 virus”. And then, the next story: “Swine flu hits Canada!” Brilliant.

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Traitor (4/5)

Just joined Netflix and this was their first recommendation; actually hit me square–I liked this underrated picture quite much. Loved the balance of action and politics and the ending is amazing. Cheadle is a good actor too.

Filed under: 4 stars, review