HobbyScope
Movies, Games, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction has always been my “okayest good movie”. It is supposed to be iconic and noteworthy for resurrecting John Travolta’s career, cementing Samuel L. Jackson into the persona he often portrays today, and utilizing a “name brand” cast in unique roles. Dialogue-heavy scenes build to cathartic moments that either shock or amuse. Quentin Tarantino…
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If You Want to Destroy My Sweater…
They never truly left my mind, however, as infections melodies from bouncy bops to crunch grunge created earworms that spanned years. Lucky enough now to have seen them twice, Weezer aged well and has proven they strive to make the music they want. Here are five things that made my second evening with the band…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – The Last Picture Show
It’s like American Pie but made in the Seventies…and set in the Fifties…and a fairly depressing drama rather than comedy. It’s that movie early-teen boys would rent and watch over and over because it made their hormones spike.
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The Art of Speaking Your Mind – A Journey To Misunderstanding
I was recently advised by a friend to keep my cards close to my chest. Being naturally soft-spoken, this came as unexpected feedback. He was referencing an event where a combination of several beers and a poker winning streak led to some opinionated, loose-lipped venting. I scolded myself afterward knowing that while what I said…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Do The Right Thing
Do The Right Thing is intense. Characters swirl in and out juggling multiple story lines and perspectives while sitting smack in the middle of a racially mixed and charged neighborhood during a scorching summer day. Released in 1989, Do The Right Thing’s subject matter is as relevant now as ever, especially in regards to the…
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Oil Change Coffee
Lobbies and waiting rooms around the world serve free coffee, but can anything compete with oil change lounge coffee? Probably.
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Blade Runner
Is Blade Runner actually a good movie? That is a question I ask myself whenever I watch it or even just hear Blade Runner mentioned. Now that I have watched it again, is there a clear answer? No. The fact there is not an answer makes me think Blade Runner is not, in fact, amazing, but that does not…
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Tuesday Bloody Tuesday
Each week, the ritual repeats. The Sunday sun marches across the sky eventually signaling the end of the day. Sunday evening sounds the death knell for another weekend and hangs a lantern in the window to warn of Monday’s pending arrival. Since the dawn of the modern work week, Monday has become the dreaded reminder…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Yankee Doodle Dandy
I have a difficult time getting psyched to watch old black and white movies. There’s just no draw for my sensory-overload addled brain. I have a 4K HDR TV with a Dolby Atmos setup (because I’m a tech junky and admit I have a problem though I couldn’t tell you the technology makes a huge…
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500 Words: The Man’s Challenger
Continued from The Man Makes a Stand… Smoke curled from the operative’s rifle barrel as if blowing a kiss to its quarry. The corner of her mouth curled into a slight smile as she watched her target drop and leave only a pink mist in his wake. Her surroundings blinked once and went black as…
