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Book Reports
#24 A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End, Book the Last by Lemony Snicket
Every book in this series features a warning by Lemony Snicket to put it down and read something else. For the love of God, please heed the message this time.
Lemony Snicket used to have balls of chrome steel. When I read The Bad Beginning and it got to the scene where Count Olaf smacks Klaus, I felt the danger. He was defying conventions and being clever to a degree previously not seen in ... read more
Movies
The Lookout
7.5 out of 10 !--[if !supportEmptyParas]-- !--[endif]-- Scott Frank still feels more like a writer (he wrote Get Shorty and Out of Sight) than a director, but that's not really a bad thing. He seems to have a better grasp of plot mechanics and character motivation than visual storytelling, but those earlier two are often only afterthoughts in modern Hollywood productions, making The ... read more
Music
The Danforths: Look Out for the Wolves
There are records that you listen to and they don't have much of an immediate effect. And there are those that, upon hearing for the first time, you know you've got something incredibly good. That being said, the first time I listened to Lookout for the Wolves, it blew my mind-hole. The Danforths have created an intriguing, deep record that only gets better each time you listen to it.
The... read more