Friday Funnies

For whatever reason, the cable movie lords decided to put Boogie Nights back in their rotation, which meant the wife and I watched it about seven times over the course of the weekend. And no scene quite captures the majesty of the film as when Dirk and Reed snort probably...

Game On: Week of Feb. 17

My recent column reviewing The Darkness II and UFC Undisputed 3. Thanks to the Detroit News for publishing.

What I’ve Read (sorta): Dead Zero

This was a leftover from the holiday drive from Kentucky. I was going through the iPod and realized I left about 7 hours left on the audiobook. So after closing out the unfortunate Guinness book, I strapped on the chesticles (hey, it's Kelly's term not mine) and got through the...

Remains of the (Squirrel) Day

Our happy little neighborhood is quickly becoming wild kingdom. We've dealt with a bunch of squirrels with no problems, even when they sit on the deck and taunt our dog Oliver and scurry away before he can get to them. Raccoons have recently made their way to our area and...

Game On: Week of Feb. 10

My recent column reviewing Resident Evil: Revelations and SoulCalibur V. Thanks to the Ventura County Star for publishing.

My Movie Challenge

After a strong start, we haven't kept up a torrid pace to knocking movies off the AFI 100 list. But we did manage to take two off.It's a Wonderful Life (1942): I could not believe it when the wife told me she hadn't seen this movie from start to finish....

What I’ve Read: The Search for God and Guinness

My sister, bless her heart, keeps trying to get me books that she thinks I'll like. Now, to her credit, she got this one half-right. Looking at the title, the Guinness part is right up my alley. In the beer world, no pint gets me close to sheer happiness than...

Friday Funnies

If there is one thing the wife can attest to, it's my unbridled love for animal humor in movies. And nothing says this as strongly as when Ricky Bobby tried to face his fear and get back behind the wheel of a car.The wife was lucky when we went to...