When I was a young boy, one of the first albums that ever caught my interest was Live at Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash. Along with albums by The Beatles and Elvis Presley that I’d “borrowed” from my parents’ collection, that one spent a lot of time on my turntable.Continue Reading
Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ennis (Heath Ledger) are two young men who take a rather thankless job herding sheep through Wyoming during the summer of 1963. The job requires them to be out in the wilderness making sure as many sheep as possible make it through the summer without gettingContinue Reading
In the somewhat near future, cloning and invitro fertilization techniques have allowed the human race to determine what personality traits are acceptable and select them at will. Those with the preferred traits are allowed to live in the cities, which are shielded from the harmful rays of the sun. ThoseContinue Reading
Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), at first glance, seems to be one of those annoying, soulless yuppies who seem to exist solely to sleaze their way up the corporate ladder. When the company he works for buys out a publishing firm, he’s promoted to the position of advertising sales manager atContinue Reading
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) is a man who’s let his bad experiences with women at a young age keep him from ever having intimate relations with them. Living alone in his apartment, surrounded by video games and collectible action figures, Andy spends his nights painting war figurines and singing karaokeContinue Reading
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a twenty-nine year old man with no direction in his life. His daily routine includes working at an electronics store and then spending time at the bar with his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield), and his friend (and flatmate), Ed (Nick Frost). Worried that her relationship withContinue Reading
When Sophie and Julien first meet, they begin a game that links them through their childhood and into their adult lives. The game becomes so important to them that it subverts their attempts at becoming “regular” people, living by the “rules” and fitting in to society’s constantly reinforced norms. TheContinue Reading