by Japhy Grant on June 30, 2011
That, three films in, nobody seems to have figured out the basic concept behind the Transformers franchise must really piss Michael Bay off — and it shows in every frame of the latest installment Transformers: Dark of the Moon. This isn’t a film you watch; it’s an experience that happens to you, like being in a car wreck, only instead of deploying airbags, these cars talk and are from outer space. It is an all-out assault on Mid-Western America in both literal (Chicago gets creamed) and figurative terms, but it’s also a relentless assault on the audience.
Watching Transformers: Dark of the Moon will activate your latent Cro-Magnon lizard brain and liquefy it into motor oil. It’s the kind of the thing they force detainees at Guantanamo to watch as part of their interrogation techniques. Like Moloch slouching towards Bethlehem, it’s a movie that presages the end of days, if not for human kind, then at the very least for cinema. And yes, it’s a fucking masterpiece. [click to continue…]
by Japhy Grant on March 30, 2011
4 months without a post. As you may know, I’ve been working on a web series called FOODIES. Check it out.
Still no excuse to leave the blog languishing. Expect a whole new start at the beginning of May. Honestly, I’ve been thinking about how to best use this site, while still pursuing all the other writing related junk I do on a daily basis and I think I’ve come up with a plan that doesn’t require outsourcing my brain to a foreign country and/or set up a blogging sweatshop (*cough* Denton *cough*).
Until then, because why the hell not, I decided to do a tumblr. It’s called WeSayYouIs. Check it out.
by Japhy Grant on December 14, 2010
This is the time of the year when fake journalists, busy with a hectic schedule of office parties and finding excuses to drink all the free booze publicists send them, phone in their copy even more than usual.
And if there’s one way to fill up a page without trying, it’s the Top 10 list. [click to continue…]
by Japhy Grant on September 30, 2010
UPDATED: Do you know a gay or lesbian person? Then this post is for you. And considering that 1 in 10 people are gay, that means this post is for everybody.
You might have noticed that your gay friends have been a little depressed of late. Or maybe they’re outraged. Or, if they’re one of the many people out there questioning their sexuality or afraid to disclose it, they might just be plain terrified. Maybe you know why, but if you don’t, let me explain — and tell you what you can do. [click to continue…]
