The 5th Leaf: A Kale By Any Other Name Is Still A Cabbage
“Connect the Dots” Recap The episode opens with an exchange between Will and Bancroft, but not in the familiar environs of Bancroft’s home. Bancroft is out and about, which clearly startles Will. Bancroft asks Will about the 7 names and Will tells him of Donald Bloom’s brief history. Bancroft then tells him to go after [...]
The 5th Leaf: No Split Decisions
“The Outsider” Recap by Seth Will traveled to Washington, D.C. with Spangler, but not before encountering a mysteriously sexy new neighbor. In DC, Spangler reveals himself to be a rather idiosyncratic, eccentric man. However, we also see that he is rather brilliant remarking on ties, the nature of intelligence, and proper handbag choice. Their mission [...]
Music Mandate: The Two-Thirds 2010 Fantasy Mixtape
The story of music 2010 has been an interesting one so far from my perspective. But who cares what I think. I summoned a few of the finest music minds I know to help me put together a little review of the year so far. Half of the year is so cliche, so we we [...]
The 5th Leaf: Tackling Rubicon’s Subtly Windy Pilot
The 5th Leaf is going to be a weekly feature on AMC’s Rubicon. It will feature thoughts from myself and my buddy Peter Bonilla. More than likely, he will give you insightful, thoughtful prose and I will interject silly pictures and jokes. At least we know our places.
Toy Stories: Best Trilogy Ever?
A wise old sage once said “Three is a magic number.” Well in regards to movie trilogies, three is more often a mixed bag. Trilogies have become a very popular storytelling method for movie makers. Taking a story and playing it out over three movies allows for more complex and intricate storytelling and more in-depth [...]
An Open Letter to You About AMC
Dear Faithful Reader (or Casual Reader), As you’re aware if you’ve been here before or if you’ve been here for two minutes, you know that I tend to offer a view into my life in pop culture. By that I mean I try to tell you what things I’m currently into whether it be a [...]
“You Can’t Piss On Hospitality”: My Attempt At A Dissection of Troll 2
I’d like to start off by just giving a brief introduction to the Troll 2 phenomenon to those who are unaware. Troll 2 is widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made, if not THE worst. In recent years, it has become an overwhelming cult hit due to its AWESOMELY bad nature. It [...]
GET FIRED UP!: JUNE 2010
It’s about this time of the year when I remember how very hot my city gets. VERY HOT. To the point where simply walking to and from work would ideally involve a change of clothing, but rarely does. Take today for instance, I walked to work, leaving my house at about 7:30 in the morning [...]
A Home On HUH? Island: As It Was In The Beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Episode recap in 200 words (give me a break, it was movie-length!): Flash-sideways: Jack fixed Locke causing him to remember. Claire had Aaron, causing her and Kate to remember. Charlie sees Claire again causing him to remember more. Sawyer and Juliet meeting help them both remember. They all go to a church. Jack joins, finds [...]
A Home On Huh? Island: I Back Jack: Shephard for Candidate 2007!
Writer”s Note: Because of scheduling conflicts, this post is clearly delayed and probably superfluous. But I felt like it should still be published to complete the series of “A Home on HUH? Island.” The penultimate episode of our favorite show has come and gone and I am having trouble focusing on this week’s episode because [...]
