#1,981: Prisoners

Let's do a movies post!

This Is the End - ★½☆☆☆
I was surprised that so many people I knew were into this movie, so I checked it out. They were especially enthusiastic about the first 20 minutes or so, and when I was watching it, I couldn't really figure out why. But then I saw the rest of it. I figure they must have just been nostalgic for better times.

The Wolverine - ★★★½☆
We need to think of a third superhero movie plot. I'm not inherently opposed to the origin story or the powered down story, but this wasn't even an especially good version of the latter. Wolverine didn't do anything different from how he would have if he were in normal condition.

Still, some rad fights and action scenes, and the teaser for the new one was surprisingly exciting. Especially since I don't really want to see the next one.

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 - ★★☆☆☆ ` Been meaning to watch for a while, but it was not at all what I expected. Bleak. Plot a little familiar to some other recent watches (The Bletchley Circle, The Fall), although some choices seemed baffling. Not sure if I want to see the next two.

How Videogames Changed the World - ★★★☆☆
Perfectly nice and well made, but nothing especially new or thought-provoking to someone paying attention to the topic. A general primer that can't devote enough time to any one era to really get into what makes it interesting.

I'll say though, I had no idea the pac-man ghosts behave differently.

Prisoners - ★★★★½
Suspense! I liked not knowing exactly how it was going to turn out all along. Maybe my favorite ever Jake Gyllenhaal? Either way, it still fits in with my Theory of Jake Gyllenhaal.

I’m pretty sure the pieces fit together pretty well. A day after watching, I keep thinking up different angles on the events and it turns out the movie had those covered.

I liked it.

Commerce!

I discovered some eCommerce features were available to me, so I have turned them on.

You can now purchase print editions of The Dialysis, or How to Interpret Dually, widely considered to be the most wonderful Duo Interpration script in all the land, directly from this website.

To celebrate the launch of this new online marketplace, the Inexplicably Expensive Edition is temporarily 50% off. That's a savings of $100, or a markup of 400% over the regularly priced edition of the exact same book. I recommend ordering it with the personal author delivery shipping option!

Please Stop Stealing Everything

To: All Employees
Re: Theft of Company Property

The use of company property for non-corporate (re: personal) functions is officially prohibited by the employee handbook. Examples of company property include coffee filters, paper clips, and money.

If you can believe it, The Higgs Weldon printed another thing that I wrote. Anyone who is principled and virtuous can read it and laugh at those who are lesser. Everyone else can read it and feel it speak to their lousy, thieving souls. It's called Please Stop Stealing Everything.

Songs are Sad in February 2014

I’m not really a “music fan.” I mean, I like music as much as the next guy, unless that guy has purchased an album at some point in the last decade, but what really gets me down are the songs. As soon as you start jamming lyrics where they don’t belong, any piece of music becomes a boring sadfest.

This month at The Higgs Weldon, we look at "I Want You Back," "I'll Make Love to You," and "She Loves You," among others. Next month, we'll take on whatever songs you suggest at songsaresad@thehiggsweldon.com

SF Sketchfest Dates

You can always see what shows I might be performing on in the near future over on the booking page, but this weekend I'm going to be in San Francisco for my second year as a part of SF Sketchfest.

I'm doing two shows on Friday, February 7th, and two completely different sets. The first is a stand-up showcase, the second is called Hand to Mouth, and will feature an all-new 10 minutes on the topic of OBSESSION!