“Twilight” Misses the Mark — Er, Vein

Dear Catherine Hardwicke, Summit Entertainment, and Whom It May Concern: You fucking fail me. I was going to shrug this off as one of them “the book was better” humdingers, but a couple bottles of wine and two days later, I am angry as Hades. That said, I’m gonna go ahead and make the assumption that you have failed every 13-17 year old female Hot Topic-obsessed Twilight fangirl who stayed awake late at night painting the ideal portrait of the book saga into their own fragile minds. Vulnerable, we waited with our “TEAM EDWARD” and “TEAM JACOB” shirts and... [Read more of this review]

Mayor of Castro Street

Milk tells the true story of of the political career and influence of the first gay man to hold a high position in government, Harvey Milk. The film stars Sean Penn, who plays Harvey Milk, with supporting roles from James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and Alison Pill. We travel back to the 1970s to see how Milk influenced the gay movement both in California and the entire country. Milk was easily the best film of the year so far, and unless Frost/Nixon blows it out of the water, it will more than likely win best picture of the year. If you are not a big time movie goer, you... [Read more of this review]

The Transplants

I feel like doing a little something off the map for me. It’s something that’s been stewing in my head, the words marinating until they are glazed by a thin layer of self-righteousness and cynicism. I’ve been living in the fine and fair city of Los Angeles for a long time now. My entire life, actually.  I grew up (as did many of my close friends) going to the same grocery stores, malls, movie theaters, and clubs as the famous people that pepper the more affluent parts of this town. I’ve been inconvenienced by on-site filming down the streets I grew up in as a child. I nary... [Read more of this review]

L.A. Kings Unveil New Alternate Jersey

Your Los Angeles Kings unveiled their new alternate jersey this past Saturday, November 22 during a shootout loss to Colorado in front of a sold out crowd at the Staples Center. For those of you that haven’t seen the Kings new alternate jersey, here it is: The L.A. Kings New Alternate Jersey This jersey clearly recalls the Kings heyday of the late 80’s to mid 90’s, otherwise known as the Gretzky era, with it’s black and silver color scheme. It was around this time, when I was about 10 or 11 that I started watching and generally becoming interested in hockey, and being that... [Read more of this review]

What If Kevin Smith Directed A Judd Apatow Movie?

Well guess what folks…he did! It’s called Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Zack, Miri, & Glenn and Gary Suck Ross's Meaty Cock Zack and Miri stars many of Apatow’s roving band of merry mirth makers, lead by none other than Apatow’s Crown Prince - Seth Rogen as Zack. And we’ve got big trunk showerhead freak Elizabeth Banks as Miri. And yes, Zack puts his bike in it! I won’t really go into the story too much, as RMTC has already covered that quite nicely in his review. I liked seeing Smith getting out of his comfort zone, using his regulars to a very small extent.... [Read more of this review]

Role Models Explores the Whispering Eye

Role Models is the latest comedy that lets more fans fall in love with Paul Rudd. Straight man Paul Rudd gives us a touch of John Cusack from High Fidelity with some Jon Favreau from Swingers sprinkled on top. You might remember Rudd making his first big splash in Clueless, and you will be hard-pressed to find a role he played that you haven’t liked in the 13 years since. Rudd is slowly moving his way up the comic ladder from character roles to leading roles, similar to Philip Seymour Hoffman’s climb up the drama ladder. I like seeing when good acting is actually appreciated, and... [Read more of this review]

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Zack and Miri Make a Porno is Kevin Smith’s latest film, starring the beautiful Elizabeth Banks (Miri), and the “which recent comedy are you not in” Seth Rogen (Zack). Being a big fan of Kevin Smith, it was a no-brainer to check this out, and while he did not disappoint, I was still hoping for more. As with all of his past films, Smith sprinkled in some sentimental moments and an obvious romance. It felt like the character actors had better zingers than Rogen throughout the film, but he did a decent enough job. Personally, I am tired of seeing Rogen; he’s a funny guy,... [Read more of this review]

ABC Bids Farewell To Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money

ABC has announced that they have not ordered any new episodes for their Sophomore darlings Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money.  For those of you who don’t know or haven’t intuited, that means it’s over.  The shows have not been “canceled”…but they will most likely not be renewed either. They get to finish their seasons, and the fans will probably complain…but it’s over. Now I haven’t seen Dirty Sexy Money yet, but it got a second season in the fickle current market so it must be at least interesting.  Eli Stone and did we forget to mention... [Read more of this review]

This is why I Love America

As you get older, you see the world a lot differently, and you seem to lose some zest in your life. Some people say life just beats you down, and you get cold, jaded and callous. Still being a baby to this world, I can’t say that I have really felt any of that yet, but I will admit that I am not as easily excited or amused as I was in years past. Could be tastes maturing, but it could be a lot of other things as well - don’t worry, I won’t be boring you with that. The reality of it is that to get me really excited - I’m talking fucking giddy - it has to be something... [Read more of this review]

Behind the Hype: One Dollar Chicken Sandwich Challenge

There comes a time in your life when you just gotta do what you love, and what I love are chicken sandwiches. Hence, the one dollar chick sandwich challenge extravaganza! I ran a pretty standard operation with this challenge, pitting the top fast food restaurants against each other to find out who knows their shit when it comes to cheap chicken sandwiches. In case you are wondering how I am still alive: that’s pretty easy, because for the taste test, I only took one bite of each sandwich. The rest of the testing is merely observational, but I could see how that might make you queasy as... [Read more of this review]

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