the nonAesthetic

In bar light, she looked alright/In daylight, she looked desperate — The Hold Steady, Sequestered in Memphis

Post archive for ‘reviews’

Justice Society of America

Who’s a total dork? I am.
After making monthly pilgrimages to the comic book store under the guise of expanding Camille’s library, I’ve begun picking up a few titles for myself. Big surprise, I know.
By far, Justice Society of America has become my favorite read. The JSA is the original super-hero team – a unification of [...]

Overdue Reviews

Over the past few months, we’ve found time to watch a few movies. In the reviews I’ve included a numerical rating (out of 100) for those who go for that sort of thing. Read on for quick takes on Role Models, Serenity, The Dark Crystal and Semi-Pro.

Wall·E

Ginger and I made it out to see Wall·E tonight. It’s an intimate, slow burning animated film from Pixar, a studio known for their instant-appeal, large-scale features. While by and large (ha! an unintended movie reference) I really like Pixar’s back catalog, but with films like Finding Nemo I feel that the sentimentality is [...]

Iron Man

It would be an understatement to call the Super Hero movie genre close to my heart. It’s been a facet of our popular culture that I have spent far too much time obsessing over, analyzing and scrutinizing, since I was a child. In college, my senior exit show was a series of paintings portraying actors [...]