March 2011
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Vs. Black Swan
Tonight I was taken to see Black Swan (yes, it was amazing, I never get taken to movies, I must have stumbled into some great karma). Everyone knows this movie has won all sorts of awards and such, so I won’t spend too much time on it. Mostly I just wanted to brag about what a good time I had at it.
But I should say something of the movie. I believe, after seeing this, that dancing can...
February 2011
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Vs. the Remainder of 2010 and Jan. 2011
So it’s been an overly long time since I did anything here. I apologize to my six followers. Life takes unexpected turns. On to things I’ve seen and read!
First off, because it’s what I literally just finished reading: The comic book series Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. I’m going to put it right out there: LOVE this series. I’ve read the first...
September 2010
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Vs. Randoms (I)
Alright, so I finally got around to reading Anthony Keidis’ Scar Tissue. Normally I love biographies, especially ones about musicians, but this book cannot be included in that pile of love I have. First off, it is WAYYYYY too long. It could have been chopped down to say 150 or 200 pages, or even the following summary paragraph:
“I, Anthony Kiedis, did a lot of drugs. More than would...
August 2010
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Vs. Fan Expo 2010
Soooo it’s that time of summer again when we get to ramp up the nerdiness and head to Toronto’s Fan Expo. I’ve been for the last four years, and I have to say that it was with great hope that I went into this year’s edition.
Last year, the Expo was a huge hassle, and here are a few reasons why: Taking place in the South building of the Toronto Convention Centre, which is...
Postpone Death, we've got too much to do.
Hey, so I’ve been lazy and brutal, and very busy all at once.
Anyways, I’m going to run through some fast reviews here, no specific order or such.
Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island - great book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The movie wasn’t too bad either, but not as good as the book of course. Read the book, rent the movie.
Stephen King, Under the Dome - so so so close to being back...
June 2010
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I'm back! And bring you Chuck E. Cheese's band Vs.... →
Just found this online, love it. Amazing creativity, and well, who doesn’t love Chuck E. Cheese’s band??
January 2010
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Coming soon
Hey, for those of you following, I will have more reviews and such coming up soon, I was bombarded for the last two months while switching jobs and working mad overtime hours to pay for the holidays. Look for commentary on Stephen King’s “Under the Dome”, Dennis Lehane’s “Shutter Island” and more.
November 2009
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Andrew Vs. Stories from the Vinyl Café
So I decided to pick up Stuart McLean’s Stories from the Vinyl Café, as there has been a big fuss over his newest book, Extreme Vinyl Café, at the bookstore. So while this isn’t a commentary on a new book, it is still an on-going series drawing attention.
The book is made up of many short stories featuring a rotating number of characters. Some of the stories are very well done, and entertaining...
October 2009
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Andrew Vs. The White Tiger
Today we’re going to delve into a book that I have often seen at bookstores, but didn’t think to pick up until I found it at a book sale over the summer. This book, which cost me a mere dollar, was Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger, a story about a low-caste man born and raised in India’s “darkness.” I will admit, I was very hesitant to read this one because I didn’t think that I’d find the story...
Andrew Vs. The Lost Symbol
So yes, I read Dan Brown’s follow up to The Da Vinci Code. Luckily I work in a bookstore and therefore was able to read it without having to buy it (you should be jealous of this “library” privilege that comes with working there.)
This will be a short review, because frankly, Dan Brown doesn’t deserve a long review in my opinion.
The Lost Symbol can be summed up with some simple math:
Take The...
Andrew Vs.The Office Wedding Episode
So last night they had the long awaited marriage of Jim and Pam on the Office. I’m going to go on record and say that it was one of the funniest episodes I’ve seen in a long time, right from the start where they had everyone puking in the office, much like Chunk in the Goonies did at the movie theatre in his own respected movie.
I also like that they’re pushing the level of...
September 2009
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Andrew Vs. Dexter by Design (Review w/ spoilers)
While Michael C. Hall returns to slash baddies on televisions this month as Dexter Morgan, serial killer-killing serial killer extraordinaire, his character creator Jeff Lindsay has released his fourth book featuring the same title character in “Dexter by Design.” Following the absolutely terrible 2007 release of “Dexter in the Dark,” Lindsay has managed to take some cliff notes from the Showtime...