If I could force everybody to adhere to the things I believe are right, life would be so much easier. It'd be more convenient, cleaner, and free of discomfort. Sadly, I am not a tyrannical dictator. Neither do I possess the divinity needed to call my will "moral" and another's will "amoral." Thus, I have to … Continue reading I Wish I Could Impose My Will on Everybody Else
What better place to start these adventures into film history than with one of the most famous monster flicks of all time? It's been remade, rebooted, and spoofed to death, but does that mean it's great or just memorable? Plot Larry Talbot returns to his old hometown, but while on a date, he's bitten by … Continue reading 75 Years of Film: 1941–The Wolfman
Here's a completely random thing: my wife and I were sitting at a sub-par pizza joint talking about movies and how much they and the world have changed since the old days. Then I got an idea: what if we watched one movie from every year back to a certain point to see how film … Continue reading 75 Years of Film: Introduction
I was this close to crying in the middle of the laundromat. A twenty-eight-year-old guy surrounded by strangers and I was holding it all in. Did I receive bad news, see something horrible, cap off a bad day? Nope. I'd just read a manga (Japanese comic book) called 5 Centimeters per Second. The phrase that keeps circling … Continue reading The Beauty of Tragedy
Huh, that title is more depressing that I meant it to be, but this is actually a good thing, just scary. Things keep getting weirder around here. Several of you have been following my adventure from St. Louis to Denver on the whim of God, and first off I thank you for your compassion and … Continue reading One More Cliff to Dive Off
God, I'm angry. Angry at the cruelty I see in my own people. People who claim the Bible, go to church, and stand for your sovereignty, but neglect the weightier matters like justice and mercy. They follow the rules, but have forgotten the love that saved them in the first place. I see God-fearing men setting … Continue reading Love as a Second Thought
It's amazing how easily the urge to quit overcomes logic. Never mind the dreams and goals you sacrifice when you give up; sometimes quitting equates to absolute destruction. If you quit on a project at work, you'll get fired. If you quit while running from a bear, you'll get eaten. And so forth. But still … Continue reading Fainting on the Slopes of Mount Doom
TITLE: A Time To Die AUTHOR: Nadine Brandes GENRE: YA Dystopian Future STORY: Over one hundred years in the future, everyone knows when they'll die thanks to the Clocks which count down to the person's end. Parvin Blackwater is 17 and only has one year left. She's wasted her life so far, but wants to do something memorable, … Continue reading Book Review: “A Time to Die”
Pardon the phrasing; I don't mean to insult anybody, but a catchy title is key for getting your blog out there. Besides, that's how it was described to me: "You need to go and make art with some really messed-up people." That was my little brother's advice back when we were talking about art and … Continue reading I Want to Make Art with some Really Messed-Up People
Fencing With Ink 