Game On: Week of Sept. 21

My recent column reviewing NHL 13 and Double Dragon Neon. Thanks to the Evansville Courier & Press for publishing.

  

Game On: Week of Sept. 14

My recent column reviewing Mark of the Ninja and Way of the Samurai 4. Thanks to the Evansville Courier & Press for publishing.

  

Trailer Love

I'm always intrigued by a good conspiracy theory. Heck, I even created one from whole cloth for our fantasy football league that we still reference to this day six years later. The Kennedy assassination, the Matrix, Roswell, the Pentaverate, (Ok, so two of those are fictional) and others always pique my interest. I would not say that I believe in them so much as I just love watching and reading about them and seeing where they germinate and how they gain a life of their own.

The Conspiracy is a movie posing as a documentary, so it's not really to be trusted (much like a Dan Brown novel). Nevertheless, I like the position this one takes and I think the trailer is cut well to get you  wanting to see more.

My Goodness, Girl

I got no problem with women trying out for men's football teams and playing. Hey, if they can run, kick and throw better than a guy in their position, then let the best player win.

On the other hand, this all-female/strip show football league seems a little too on the other end of the spectrum. I'm not saying these women aren't athletes, but don't tell me it's all about the sport here, because those "uniforms" tell me otherwise.

But that won't stop me from enjoying one girl trucking another. Good stuff.

Friday Funnies

I love a good "go fuck yourself" speech. If nothing else, because I'll probably never have the opportunity to give a full-throated one myself. I'm left to ginning up a situation beyond measure just to casually throw it in there, and it never comes off well. Lots of websites have been sharing clips of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix since "The Master" is being released this weekend. This scene from Charlie Wilson's War is among one of Hoffman's best. I could have take something from any number of PSH flicks like Almost Famous and Boogie Nights, but this one I always enjoyed, especially looking back knowing that he's bitching out Roger Sterling.

Game On: Week of Sept. 7

My recent column reviewing The Walking Dead: Episode 3 — The Long Road Ahead and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Thanks to the North Jersey papers and the Evansville Courier & Press for publishing.

 

Idiot of the Day

Ignore, if you will, that something called the Energy Kitchen is opening nearby my office. Oh no, ignore it you must. Because what is truly important is the business it is replacing. For I should say, if you are a restaurant, ANY restaurant, that dares serve authentic Asian family members to your guests, you probably shouldn't be in business. 

And you are certainly an idiot for keeping that sign and never having it fixed.

Friday Funnies

This used to be the kind of thing that Kelly would make fun of me for, even if were not for the fact that he has fully become just like me. I was mocked relentlessly for my adherence to the almighty Mac. I watched as he bought more and more Android or whatever the hell Samsung/Nokia products that were out there and hated every single one of them. But once he got his iPhone (and his iPad and his fourth Apple computer) I knew he was turned to the Dark Side. And it was awesome.

But that won't stop me from stepping back and realizing that this sketch is pretty much right on target with how I was rolling when I first couple versions of the iPhone came out.

Game On: Week of Aug. 30

My recent column reviewing Madden NFL 13 and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Thanks to the Evansville Courier & Press and the north Jersey papers for publishing.