Freakonomics
So often when I tell friends about an interesting non-fiction book, they scoff at me, and tell me to stop being so pretentious. Unfortunately, a similar reaction is garnered when I talk about an awesome documentary. (I still can’t get friends to watch Hoop Dreams.) However, when it comes to Freakonomics, just about anyone can […]
Another Take By Zac: TV Review: Mad Men 4.10
Well crap, just when things started to look up a bit for a good portion of the family of SCDP, things go flying and hit the fan. Don is freaking out, I mean panic attack level freak outs, and that is because he is being background checked by the government due to SCDP’s involvement with […]
Another Take By Zac: TV Review: Mad Men 4.9
Focusing on the women in Mad Men’s life is a common occurrence for the show but I don’t know if it has ever been as exclusively displayed as this. Outside his interactions with Sally and Faye, Don doesn’t really have a story here and surprisingly it didn’t really hurt the episode. Peggy’s lesbian friend sets […]
Another Take By Zac: TV Review: Mad Men 4.8
So I have been hustling and bustling back and forth half way across the country these last 10 days and have neglected reviewing the last two weeks of Mad Men. Well I am here today to right that wrong in a couple of brief recaps and some bullets about the missed episodes on the site. […]
Catfish
If the trailers and advertisements are to be believed for Catfish, the film is another low budget entry into cinema history that includes Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. The trailers are filled with suspense and intrigue that make no sense once you see the film. The marketing for the film sells it as a […]
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko, the role that won him an Oscar, in the cumbersomely titled sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. The film opens in 2001 as Gekko is being released from prison having completed an 8-year sentence for the insider trading scandal from the first film. As he reenters the world, abandoned […]
Roger Qbert Reviews “The Virginity Hit”
If you ever watched a Judd Apatow film (Superbad, Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin) and thought how much you’d enjoy it if it weren’t for all that pesky wit and charm, then have I got a movie for you. The Virginity Hit follows the exploits of a group of high school seniors led […]
The Virginity Hit
The idea behind “The Virginity Hit” is clever, as four friends chronicle their journey to lose their virginities on camera. Filmed in a documentary style, often times on cell phones and consumer cameras, the movie feels like it could be real. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean it is always something you want to be watching. Out […]