Neon Violence : The Music of Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’

So I was invited to take part in a post series on film soundtracks by the incredibly awesome Bruce over at Vinyl Connection. I love soundtracks and blog posts and talking about them in great detail so I said absolutely. My first post is one of my favorite soundtracks, Drive by Cliff Martinez. Read and […]

I’ll Huff And I’ll Puff…

Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado’s Big Bad Wolves isn’t a great film, but it gets close to it. It feels like a film that wants to take you down into this dark, dark hole with them, all the while sticking their elbow in your ribs while giving you a cheeky wink while they’re doing it. […]

Simon Belmont Blues

I remember it like it was yesterday(or maybe last week.) I spent a week at my uncle Mark’s house in the summer of 1987. I went straight from the last day of school to his place where we’d hang out, eat junk food, and play video games. What I didn’t know was that my older […]

Stranger Things To Come

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or you don’t stream Netflix you’ve probably heard of or watched the new series Stranger Things. It’s one of those shows that’s seemed to have captured and encapsulated a chunk of time that so many folks my age(I’m 42, btw) hold close to us and romanticize a bit. […]

The Adventures of Turbo Kid

So last Friday night I watched one of the best low budget sci fi epics I’ve seen in a very long time. I think had I seen this movie when I was 10 years old I’d probably still look at it as a classic now. As it stands, this movie didn’t exist when I was […]

Existential Fez

So as I’ve stated recently, I was never much of a video game guy(or gal for that matter.) That’s not to say I don’t appreciate what goes into a great video game. I appreciate the art and imagination that goes into creating a totally immersive alternate reality in a video game like I appreciate what […]

Soundtracks ‘n Such : Jhubner73’s Favorite Albums of 2015

Seems like only yesterday I was saying “Man, it’s about time to tally up all my favorite albums of the year.” In fact, it was just yesterday. Now that I’m sitting here going back and looking over all the albums I’ve bought and enjoyed over the course of 2015 I realize I don’t have it […]

Bonsoir

Morality doesn’t exist. Only morale. -Hannibal Lecter Really nothing better than hearing these words when you walk in the door straight off of a day’s work, “Hey. You got a record in the mail.” Man, it’s like Christmas at some random time during the year. There’s a brown cardboard square with something very wonderful inside. […]

“It’s too bad she won’t live, but then again, who does?”

Yes. I love Blade Runner. In fact, it’s one of my favorite films ever. Ever. The futuristic, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles with the flames blazing into the grey air, the always rainy streets, and Darryl Hannah dressed as a baby doll. Philip K. Dick’s short story about what defines a being as real and not, to […]