My Movie Challenge

Part of the wife and I's movie challenge involves a pretty good number of westerns, something we aren't super big on. Sure, we like Unforgiven and the like, but we're going to have to bang through some desert chatter and John Ford cinematography if we expect to get through the...

Friday Funnies

When Chevy Chase movies were not on constant repeat in the Campbell household growing up, nothing brought a hearty chuckle to our movie-watching experiences like The Naked Gun. Holy crap, just rewatching these clips reminds me of the specific gags that made my dad laugh. Not surprising, it was the...

Game On: Week of March 2

My recent column reviewing Twisted Metal and Syndicate. Thanks to the Detroit News and Pennsylvania Times Herald for publishing.

Game On: Week of February 24

My recent column reviewing a host of PlayStation Vita games: FIFA Soccer, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048 and Hot Shots Golf: World International. Thanks to the Ventura County Star for publishing.

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....