My favorite movies of 2009

Make list, check it twice
The decade is too daunting
I’ll stick with ‘09
I didn’t see everything from 2009, but I did see enough to make a list–70 out of 277 releases to be exact…so far. That’s almost 12x the typical U.S. moviegoer (averaging six trips to the theater per year). iYowza!
Favorite “Boy” Movies:
Comic books, sci-fi, and [...]

10 better dogs than you’ll find in Old Dogs

One sentence review: Old Dogs plods on and, therefore, was aptly titled.
I scrubbed my brain of that movie by watching Up without really picking up on the canine tie-in until it was over. Which got me thinking about all of the awesome dogs out there that could have done as good a job as Up [...]

Sunday Sundries: Whip it! [Whip it good!]

You know how I like to roll, right? Via music references and puns! What could possibly garner me the coveted two birds/one stone scenario? Hmm…I say Whip it! (see what I did there with the Devo and the movie title? …puns, heh)
Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut certainly promises to deliver more than my fleeting glee over [...]

Love Connection ¡Double Dose!: Johnny Depp and Tim Burton

At little junkies, we want to set you up with the best of the best so you’ll never be lonely. This week we’re giving you a double dose, too! So, stop (!) in the name of love, and check out:

Names: Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
Occupation: Visionary actor/writer/director/musician/singer & Visionary director/producer/writer/actor, respectively
Residence: Awesomeville
Likes: Elaborate costuming, pale [...]

WTF Friday: The Harry Potter Problem

I have a confession: I have never read any of the Harry Potter books, nor have I seen any of the Harry Potter movies.
Let’s back up and start here:
(a conversation between myself and Bucking the Wave’s, Spitfire, between 3:03 and 3:13 this afternoon)
Spitfire: when are you going to HP?
me: Don’t kill me, but I think [...]