Welcome to the new blog. Looks kinda the same as the old one, but seems like it’ll work much better. Now I just have to get motivated enough to write up a week’s worth of back-stuff. Hah! Unlikely. But here are a few quick takes:

-Star Wars E2 DVD rocks. Minority opinion — I think [...]

I’m so depressed. I’m tired of my job, the Republicans maintain control of the house, and look to be getting the senate too. My response has been to drink beer and eat nachos, in the manner of Homer Simpson and Gerald Ford, both of whom would be better candidates than most of the clowns who [...]

Here’s what’s new this week: Gregory and I collaborated on covering the St. Louis International Film Festival, and you can check out the outcome now at Riverfront Times’ site. Also going on this week in Dallas is the Deep Ellum Festival, for which I contributed a brief review of the movie May, which you can [...]

On the way to work, I saw a car with a big waving flag atatched to it cut off a fire engine that had its lights flashing. A person unclear on the concept of patriotism, and/or amnesiac about who the heroes of 9-11 actually were that his flag is most likely intended to salute.

I’ll bet [...]

Tuesday was one of those days when, as a critic, you just have to grin and bear it — sitting home watching videos all day for an upcoming film festival.

Doesn’t sound so bad, right? Think about it again. You have no time to leave the house. You must watch videos all day, and pay [...]

Let me just say that I’m a little fucking disappointed in those of you who didn’t come out for “Cool as Ice.” Not like I hadn’t told you multiple times or anything. What, water falling from the sky deterred you? Funny, it didn’t deter me. And I didn’t have a car. I’ll explain in a [...]

was written very much in the emotion of the moment. There are indeed some folks I’m rather disappointed in, but I don’t mean to tar everyone with the same brush.

This is what I meant about being candid in the journal. Not sure yet if it’s a good idea, but it probably makes for a [...]

Vote tomorrow. Angelyne’s on the ballot for Hollywood City Council; I endorse her but oppose Hollywood secession, which won’t pass and thus makes her position irrelevant anyway.

Camejo for governor is my choice, though Gov. Gray Matter will of course take it.

If you’re black and in Florida, bring ID and don’t be deterred!

My review of Mike Leigh’s latest working-class Brit film “All or Nothing” is up at dallasobserver.com, while my “Femme Fatale” review (Brian De Palma’s Parisian erotic thriller) is making the rounds in Phoenix, Cleveland, Houston, and KC. I recommend the Phoenix and KC versions, as the other two have been trimmed for space.

Not much to add today. Spent most of Sunday either watching TV (new Simpsons Halloween special wasn’t up to par, except the final segment, a Dr. Moreau parody with Dr. Hibbert; New King of the Hill was better, but I miss Beavis and Butt-head) or sleeping. And worrying about my future.

It’s hard to know [...]