Archive for December, 2024
Movie
This is the End starts out with some sharp dialogue as Seth Rogen — who plays what he’s referred to in interviews as a fictional, douchey version of himself — picks up his buddy Jay Baruchel — also playing a fictional version o...
Concert Recaps
Whopperjaw headed to Detroit for Orion Music and More. The two-day outdoor music and lifestyle fest launched in New Jersey in 2012, but moved to Michigan for its second year. While (thankfully) not overcrowded, initial reports ...
Beer
The Boys of Summer, Roger Kahn’s 1972 book about the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1950s, instantly resonates with baseball fans. On a list of “The Top 100 Sports Books of All Time,” Sports Illustrated magazine placed The Boys ...
Movie
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson hammed it up together in the 2005 flick Wedding Crashers and The Internship is a rather belated attempt to replicate that magic. The film has received mostly negative reviews, but it’s hardly the wo...
Q&A
Produced by Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, The Black Keys, Sparklehorse), the new album Evil Friends from Portugal. The Man has a groove to it and features infectious songs such as “Purple Yellow Red and Blue,” one of the summer...
Movie
The Stories We Tell is a documentary of sorts. It attempts to piece together a portrait of stage actress and mom Diane Polley through the recollections of her family, friends and former lovers. The film, directed by Diane’s da...
Flicks
Director Gary Jones started making low-budget horror movies in 1995 when he released Mosquito, a movie about a deadly giant bug. Since then, he’s made close to 20 flicks. His latest, Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan depicts ...
Movie
A thriller from veteran French action flick director Louis Leterrier (The Transporter, The Incredible Hulk), Now You See Me, a movie about a crafty group of magicians who seek to steal from the rich and give to the poor, has a ...
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