HobbyScope
Movies, Games, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Baseball Movies #1
Smell that – the grass, grills, and sunburns? That smell indicates summer is in full swing, and a full-swing summer means America’s Favorite Pastime has invaded diamonds across the country. The live game provides a season-long drama as fans’ favorite players battle across a grueling, three-act saga against gifted foes, each character striving for the…
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Weekend Wander: Minneapolis
Take note: one of my ideal weekend getaways involves watching baseball and watching people. This is the ideal “two birds with one stone scenario” as I often spend the majority of my time at a baseball park watching people rather than the professional athletic display in front of me. (Describing some of the viewed teams…
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Reflections on an Apple Watch
For the past two-and-a-half years, my left wrist has been subjected to the buzzes and vibrations of Apple’s dedicated human tracker, the Apple Watch. How has it been? Do I still love it? Have I ever loved it? Can I imagine life without it? Does Apple dictate how I live my life? It’s time I…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Jurassic Park
“Hold-on to yer butts.” For 9-year-old me, Jurassic Park (1993) was the greatest theater-going experience I’d ever had. Thinking about it today, I don’t know if any other movie I’ve watched in theaters has been able to top or even duplicate the rush of adrenaline and rapt wonder. There of course has to be an…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Gladiator
I’ll just say it, few movies get me as cinematically aroused as Gladiator. It is THAT good. THAT GOOD. I never saw the movie in theaters. No, my introduction to this epic tale of machismo and honor occurred on VHS. My imagination and interest were immediately captured even through the grainy quality and tracking issues. Ridley…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Stand By Me
The road to watching Stand By Me was not necessarily long, but it was winding. It started with the upcoming theatrical release of Ready Player One. The book is one of my all-time favorites as it hits the right combination of nostalgia, action, and storytelling. Rather than read the book again, I opted for listening to the audiobook…
