Das Racist - Sit Down, Man

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Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife

Review: First off I will have to say that I didn't watch the 3D version. I watched the telesync. So I won't get into any of the technical quality here. This is the fourth movie in the Resident Evil franchise. The fifth if you're counting the animated Resident Evil: Degeneration from 2008. Here we once again have Milla Jovovich in the role of Alice slaughtering the evil and the undead at the same time. Is it any good? No, not really. Is it worth checking out? Yeah, if you enjoyed the earlier movies it might do something for you. Otherwise you can easily skip it. Now I will watch Zombie Women of Satan instead.

Machete

Machete

Review: I've been waiting for this movie for quite a while now, and I know my oldest brother has too. For all of you who remembered the fake trailers that accompanied Grindhouse a couple of years back might recognize this. This movie, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, is an expansion of one of the trailers. So what do we get? We get an ultra violent movie with actors such as Danny Trejo, Robert DeNiro, Steven Seagal and Don Johnson amongst others. It's tasteless, brutal, messy and raw. It's also one of the most entertaining movies I've seen this summer, and is all that I hoped it would be.

Community

Between the end of The Sopranos and the premiere of Boardwalk Empire, I think I'll try something lightweight. So I will give season one of Community a try.

The End of The Sopranos (for me)

Just saw the final episode of The Sopranos. Feels a bit empty now, but also pleased. It was a great show, but it ended just in time if you ask me. Now we'll see what show I will watch next.

Soundtrack of Week 36

Cold Souls

Cold Souls

Review: Paul Giamatti. I just love that guy! I don't think I've ever seen him in a movie and not liked his character in some way. Paul Giamatti is also the one who saves Cold Souls from being nothing more than a pale copy of a Charlie Kaufman movie. Because it couldn't be more obvious that director Sophie Barthes is a huge Kaufman fan. She doesn't quite pull it off however. Nice and entertaining try though.

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

Review: When it comes to superheroes you don't really get cooler than Kick-Ass. I totally dug this flick and needs to check out the comic book that it's based on. Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz is awesome in the roles as Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl. Oh, and guess what people? Nicolas Cage is actually entertaining in this movie. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed seeing him in anything. It was probably in Adaptation back in 2002. I do however looking forward to one movie with him in that comes out next year. Captain America: The First Avenger is going to be the shit! But enough about that now. Watch Kick-Ass, it...kicks ass. Yeah, I know, that was lame.

Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard @ Koloni

I'm really looking forward to tonight's gig with Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard @ Koloni. I've been a fan of him for a couple of years now so it will be fun.

Sons of Anarchy Season 3

I'm a happy camper! Season 3 of Sons of Anarchy is finally here! Now I don't have to deal with the withdrawal symptoms any longer.

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Review: If you're a fan of street art and people like Shepard Fairey, Banksy and Space Invader, you're going to love Exit Through the Gift Shop. It's Banksys own movie and I totally love it!

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

Review: I'm always in the mood for superhero movies so sitting down to watch Iron Man 2 was a treat. Movies like this are far from always good, but thanks to good acting in the form of Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke made this 2 hours of good solid entertainment. Nothing I will remember in the long run, but a nice little escape from reality.

Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

Review: A bit of a charming comedy and drama by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It's an ok movie, a bit lightweight and very predictable but charming nonetheless.

Review: Halftime FM

In the beginning of 2010 I mentioned that the radioshow Halftime FM would begin broadcasting on Gothenburgs Student Radio. I really never got around to writing anything more about it after that. So today I decided to listen to it and see how the show is and how it holds up to its predecessor Come Clean Radio. The show just premiered its second season and it's been a few changes in the line-up. Lisa, one of the original hosts, has dropped out and is now replaced by Johannes Torstensson and Tobias Hillén. Sebastian Pettersson is still onboard as the founder of the show.
Hmm, I wonder how I should start this. Perhaps beginning with the negative aspects of the show and then to end of with positive stuff.
It's kind of sad that this show uses exactly the same mould as it's predecessor CCR. Both shows chose to pick its name from classic hiphop songs. Lacks a bit of imagination if you ask me. Both shows use the concept of playing two songs, talk some, two songs, talk etc. They also seem to make every single show a theme show. It would have been better to see them do something more fresh and more their own.
What's good is that Halftime FM seems like a more democratically run show than what was the case with CCR. Here all 3 members of the cast seems more equal and that is a very positive step forward. I know that I sound very critical, but that's not my intention. I'm really glad that Sebastian decided to keep broadcasting after CCR's demise and I tip my hat for that. I also think that including Johannes was a really good move because he manages to sound natural and relaxed on the air. I'm glad to hear my man Tobias on the air too.
I guess I really should say something about the music that they play too. I don't really have to much of an opinion about that since music is a question of personal taste and I don't have that much in common with their tastes. The selection of music do however very clearly shows exactly what these guys listen to themselves at home. That's both good and bad. The good thing is that they have quite good taste in music. The bad thing is that it gets a bit too narrowminded and the same artists, crews and labels keep popping up over and over.
All in all though, good work guys! Gothenburg needs a hiphop show and you're the ones carrying the torch. Will I listen next week? Naaw. Why not? Quite frankly because this kind of show is not for me.

Soundtrack of Week 35

This week has been a really good musical week. Mostly because I've had time to actually listen to a lot of new music.

Das Racist - Who's That? Brooown!

Awesome video from the guys in Das Racist. Gotta love it!

R

R

Review: I didn't really have any real expectations about this movie. I hadn't even heard about it before my friend asked me if I wanted to go and see it. But I thought, hey, Danish movies are usually good. And guess what? R was better than good. It was awesome! I won't go in to any kind of details about it except that it is brutal, raw and brilliant. And then I will end this by saying that this is one of the best movies I've seen this year. Period.

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Review: I wonder how many movies about Robin Hood I've seen? Quite a few I would guess. Not many of them any good. So how about Ridley Scotts version? Is it anything to see? Well, yeah. It's watchable and a bit of easy entertainment. Too long though, and Russell Crowe is as dry as always.

Countdown of The Sopranos

Four seasons down, two to go. And season 5 of The Sopranos is what I've been looking forward to. It's finally time for Tony Blundetto to make his appearance. Since most people know who saw this show a couple of shows back, Tony B is played by no other than my favourite actor, Steve Buscemi. This will be the perfect treat before Boardwalk Empire opens up in a couple of weeks.

Evil Ebenezer - Take Me With You

Good new song and video from Evil Ebenezer. The song is taken from the upcoming album Evil Eye that drops on Halloween on Camobear Records.