The Crew goes to a concert: The Getup Kids
Nov01

The Crew goes to a concert: The Getup Kids

One of my favorite bands of the second wave era of emo music is The Get Up Kids. They were a consistent early opening act for Green Day, Dashboard Confessional, and Weezer, and inspired some of the most popular bands to come later in the genre like Blink 182, New Found Glory, and Fall Out Boy. I know what you may be thinking, “but Peter, didn’t Blinks first album come out before The Get Up Kids first album? To you I say,...

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US
Apr02

US

I don’t always write movie reviews with tons of spoilers, but this IS ONE OF THEM. If you haven’t seen US yet, and you don’t want it ruined…. stop reading now. Jordan Peele’s sophomore outing in 2019 has convinced me of many things, but the one that stands tallest is this… he has arrived. Peele proved himself as a skilled sketch comedian and writer many years ago, but it wasn’t until...

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A Star Is Born
Mar27

A Star Is Born

I resisted this film for a bit. I always knew I would see it, but it wasn’t jumping out of the screen during movie trailers like other movies have in the past, I knew it was something I’d want to catch up with before the Oscars. Lady Gaga named herself after my favorite band ever, Bradley Cooper hasn’t made a bad movie in about ten years, and between me and you… I really like musicals. Right before the Oscars,...

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The Spotlight : Santa Clause
Dec24

The Spotlight : Santa Clause

We will have to keep this one a bit focused or else I’ll just go OFF. Santa and I go way back, and I could write thirty pages about him without breaking a sweat. We are gonna have a brief little history lesson, look at some pictures and a video, and discuss my favorite Santas. Santa Claus lives up at the North Pole and is in charge of the most important holiday in all of America, err, in all of the world. He keeps track of...

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The Spotlight: Predator
Dec20

The Spotlight: Predator

You don’t know who The Predator is? Come ON! Out of this world killers with a serious attitude problem.  It’s really not even a him though, it’s a them. The Predators come from outer space. They’re an extremely advanced alien race, who are so superior to essentially everyone, that their sole purpose for existence has now become strictly to hunt and do battle with any foe they deem worthy. They are almost as...

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