30 for 30 – Episode II: Get Over It
Our second entry in this series is not nearly as well known as the first. Get Over It is a high school romantic comedy that wasn’t a hit when it was released but has since achieved a certain cult status. It is not your typical high school comedy. The Set-Up At the start of the [...]
30 for 30 – Episode I :Star Wars:Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
So, we’re starting with a bit of an obvious one here. The Star Wars saga is an epic space opera about an ordinary farm boy who ends up being the key linchpin in a galactic civil war. I’m not giving more of plot recap here, because it’s Star Wars, you either hate it or love [...]
Essential in ’11: the Best Movies of the Year
2011 wasn’t quite the year in movies that 2010 was. There were a lot of good movies, but not as many really great movies as the year before. What 2011 had that most years don’t was multiple solid entries in the superhero, sci-fi, and action movie genres. The blockbuster summer movies were not just fun [...]
Essential in ’11:The Best 3DS Games of the Year
When the 3DS launched in March, it had a pretty sad launch lineup. But as the year went on, the system’s library expanded and improved each month. Improved enough that I have a five games on my “best of” list and five honorable mentions, and there are about five other games I’ve seen mentioned on [...]
Essential in ’11: Best Music of the Year
There were a lot of musical disappointments in 2011. Dr. Dre’s Detox album still wasn’t released. New albums by major artists like Wilco, the Strokes, Radiohead, and Lady Gaga didn’t meet expectations. But there were a lot of good things in 2011 too. Some acts found their artistic footing and some returned to form. A [...]
Terrific in 10: Best Movies of the Year
Editor’s Note: So, finally, here are the Entertainment Center’s Best Movies of 2010. It is incredibly late, but there were a number of great movies that came out in 2010 and they deserve attention. 2010 was an interesting year for movies. The Academy Awards Best Picture expansion experiment continued and began to look like good [...]
Nintendo 3DS Review:Rayman 3D
Rayman 3D is a port of Rayman 2: the Great Escape, a PlayStation, N64, and Dreamcast game. Rayman 2 is considered a minor classic in the 3D platforming genre but I confess that I missed it the first time around. This game has been re-released multiple times already and the only real addition this time [...]
Nintendo 3DS Review: Splinter Cell 3D
Splinter Cell 3D is a redesign of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Chaos Theory was the third game in the Splinter Cell series and the last to be primarily for the previous generation of consoles. The original trilogy was known for its high graphic and audio fidelity, especially on the original Xbox. Why this iteration was [...]
Nintendo 3DS Review: Tetris Axis
Tetris is the most recognizable videogame puzzler of all time. Since its introduction in the ‘80s it has appeared on nearly every console. It was launch title for the original Gameboy and was considered that system’s first “killer app”. Does Axis live up to its pedigree? It certainly tries its best by cramming as much [...]
Nintendo 3DS Review: Super Mario 3D Land
Mario is Nintendo’s mascot and most recognizable character. Mario and friends appear in a lot of games of varying genres and quality, but the “true” Mario series is a platforming series. For nearly every Nintendo system Mario platformers have been considered genre highlights and console essentials. It’s a lot of expectations to live up to, [...]
30 for 30 upcoming episodes
Hey!, Just thought I’d let everyone now the next planned entries on the list, so you can watch the movies along with me! Next up, hopefully this month, is Floating Weeds and Sanjuro. It is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month after all! Then, next month first episode will be about Spider-Man 2!. Want to get the [...]
30 for 30: An Introduction
So, I’m turning 30 this year, and I thought it might be fun to have a movie marathon of my 30 favorite movies and blog about it. These are my 30 favorite movies, not my 30 greatest movies. Of course I think they’re all pretty great. It’s pretty interesting, this is much different list than [...]
2011 – A Few of My Favorite Things: Songs
I’m tired of talking, just listen to these songs and you’ll agree – they’re great. “Cemetery Guns” by Fountains of Wayne “Contact High” by Architecture in Helsinki “Down by the Water” by the Decemberists “Holding on to Black Metal” by My Morning Jacket “I Forgive You” by Kelly Clarkson “Lost in My Mind” by the [...]
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