A Hipster’s Last Waltz: Shut Up and Play the Hits

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Djake

LCD Soundsystem played their final show to a sold-out audience at Madison Square Garden on April 2nd, 2011. The decision to end the band was made by LCD frontman James Murphy. He explained that he wanted time to live his life rather than spend his days touring on the road. LCD Soundsystem were always an interesting "band" because they began as a solo project for Murphy (who was best known as a DJ in New York who had a very eclectic record collection). Their first big "hit" was "Losing My Edge" Read more [...]

Jake Likes Zero Dark Thirty and Goes On A Short Feminist Rant

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Djake

"Kathryn Bigelow is a female director who makes "male" movies. Just look at Point Break or The Hurt Locker". Nearly every review I've ever read about Ms. Bigelow either starts like this or mentions it at some point. This is very confusing to me. There are literally hundreds of male directors who make "female" movies every week, but no one ever feels the need to mention the gender of the director in a short review. Garry Marshall has made a career out of so-called "chick flicks" (ie Princess Diaries, Read more [...]

Review: The Hobbit, An Unexpected Adventure

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Djake

I need to begin this review by stating that I saw The Hobbit in 24 frames per second in 2 Dimensions; not the way Peter Jackson intended. As Paul so brilliantly explained in a post a few weeks ago, 48 fps is not the way I wanted to see one of my most anticipated films of the year. I wanted Middle Earth to look how I remembered seeing it 10 years ago, not looking Ike a BBC production. I'm still curious to see what all the hype with 48 fps and will most likely see it again in that format in the Read more [...]

Lincoln, or How Spielberg Ruined A Perfectly Good Movie By Turning It Into A PolySci Lecture

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Djake

Lincoln could've been the best movie of the year. How can a movie directed by the greatest director alive with the greatest actor of his time playing the greatest president in US history be bad? Well... it can and it can't. I need to begin this review by saying that I, A.) enjoyed the movie (I gave it a 14 out of 17 on the Sitzman scale) and, B.) know nothing about politics, US Government or the House of Representatives. But, I do have A LOT of problems with this movie.First of all, the movie Read more [...]