Archive for April, 2010
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Movie Review: Cashback (2006)
Director: Sean Ellis
Cast: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox
Plot: After a painful breakup, art student Ben Willis (Biggerstaff) starts having insomnia. To help pass the time, he gets an overnight job at a supermarket where his artistic imagination runs wild. He believes that he has the ability to stop time. As his sleeplessness grows, Ben begins to fall for one of the checkout girls. Can he overcome the trauma from his previous relationship and move on, or will he be cursed to continue not sleeping and freezing time?
Cashback is one of those rare movies that is very interesting and well written, yet also has some fantastic performances and deals with social issues that everyone has to face. At the time that I watched it, I had undergone a pretty serious breakup my own self, and even though I had started dating again, really hadn’t started feeling like myself yet. This movie captures that feeling perfectly. The numbness and loneliness of romantic loss are felt throughout. The scenes of freezing time are almost artistic visual poetry.
Without trying to give anything away, there’s a scene where Ben freezes time for two days trying to figure out how to undo what had already been done, and he knows there’s nothing he can do to change it. It’s a fantastic scene that really makes the movie stand out.
If you enjoy teen movies with themes of romance and love, be sure to check this movie.
Video Game Review: Batman Arkham Asylum (
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
Developer: Rocksteady, Eidos
Official Website
Plot: Batman (Kevin Conroy) has captured the Joker (Mark Hamill) and upon returning him to Arkham Asylum, witnesses him break out of his restraints and escape deep into the compound. However, Joker’s plan isn’t to break out – it’s to get something inside the island.
I know the game’s been out for a while, but I just finished my play through. Took forever because of work, and other obligations. The game’s tons of fun – the first time I’ve ever felt like a superhero that the source was based on. You feel like Batman – in combat, in sneaking around, and in the handful of opportunities you get to be a detective.
The game was so popular, in fact, that it has a Game of the Year edition coming out, and a sequel in the works.
The fact that they got some of the voice actors from the Animated Series was a great touch as well. Mark Hamill is my Joker. Any time that he isn’t heard is time wasted in the game. Thankfully, since Joker has access to the PA system of the facility, you have the chance to hear him a lot. He easily steals the show.
This game is worth playing and worth owning.
A narrow escape from a beating right there, but Seymour and Marielle are not out of the woods yet. This is where the action begins, folks. Time for some ass-kicking!
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Meanwhile, back in the real world, I’ve been a busy guy. I just started a new job today at another agency, and I’m super stoked for it. I can’t really go into details, but I’m essentially doing the same thing I have been (media planning), but now on a brand new client that really excites me. Opportunity abounds!
Reviews are coming back again. I have a back-log of titles I’ve been meaning to review for a while now, and they should be coming out on a semi-regular basis again. Sorry for the delays, folks. Life took priority.
Also, I’ve just joined a paid online dating website. Fingers crossed that the experience is more positive than the free sites have been. Otherwise, I have new content for @$$hole! 
Be sure to stop back (or subscribe to the RSS) tomorrow and Thursday for more reviews, and Wednesday and Friday for more comics!
Movie Review: Fido (2006)
Director: Andrew Currie
Cast: Carrie-Ann Moss, Billy Connolly, Dylan Baker
Plot: Fido is the classic story of a boy and his dog – only in this case, his dog just so happens to be a zombie. And not a zombie dog, but a zombie person.
Hold on, allow me to back up here. The time is Leave It to Beaver era 1950s, and the world has been over taken by the zombie apocalypse. In an effort to protect society, humanity has gathered into suburban camps with tall fences to keep the zombies at bay. However people can still turn into zombies inside the fence when they die or have accidents. Since space for graveyards is limited, the people have turned these zombies into servants, doing the undesirable jobs. To keep their human flesh desires in check, each zombie is fitted with a neck collar to suppress their hunger.
Enter Fido (Connolly), an older zombie who joins the Robinson family. Timmy, the little boy of the family, begins thinking of Fido as a pet. One day, Fido’s neck collar is damaged and he accidentally turns the old lady neighbor into a zombie. Of course, all hell starts to break loose from there and the result is one of the cutest zombie movies since – well, I don’t know when.
Fido is excellent on all fronts, from the classic Disney-esque story about a boy and his dog to the trials and tribulations of life. All under the guise of a zombie movie. The performances in the movie are very fitting. It’s the kind of movie that you don’t really want to see end.
If you like 1950s cinema, comedy, or zombie movies, then I highly recommend Fido.
Eisner gets serious and calls on the guards. What do evil Disney guards look like, you ask? Well, we’ll find out on Friday.
Seymour shopping in the market, unknowingly being watched by Marielle on the rooftops with a sniper rifle. It looks like we’re about to find out how strict the Bishops are when they find people armed. Unlike the USA, this world does not have a right to bare arms – unless you join the Bishops.
I hope you had a great weekend (Happy Easter for those of you who practice the Christian faith), and that your week is sunny and awesome!