Hop's Thoughts

I've been meaning to write a blog for a while now, but didn't want one filled with emotion. Been a rough month for me personally and going it alone has been tough. The usual suspects have been absent from my life, but most of all people have just been busy. Sure, I could quote some internet meme about how if people care they'd make time for me, but that's not always true. I've been there. I've had work, little league, personal relationships, my family commitments and I was young. I woke up at 6:30 and went to bed at 1:30 and not once did I have a minute to step back and say "this isn't living." Did I have fun? Of course, but for four years, I essentially became a slave to routine. I didn't go out with friends, didn't drink, didn't even really know what I was doing when I relaxed. I stared at screens, playing games or watching the same movies I'd seen before or ones that looked just like it. But wait, this isn't a cry for help....

Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse - Very funny, but lacks horror feel. Good acting. Francofonia - On paper, a brilliant docudrama about art preservation during war. On paper! A Brighter Summer Day - A very simple story, enhanced by it's beauty. Four quick hours. The Girl In The Photographs - As bad as a horror movie can get. An all-time dud. I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK - Surreal look at mental illness, is scattered, but works. Bill Cunningham New York - Funny, touching and possibly even deep. He was NYC fashion! Hail, Caesar! - Coen Bros. offer an homage to post-war Hollywood and nail it. Casting is A+ Event Horizon - Cult Classic did nothing for me. No twists or turns and silly script. Boo! Green Room - Run-of-the-mill claustrophobic thriller. Silly script, but solid cast makes it work. Rams - Icelandic drama about two brothers, their farm and the loss of their rams. That's it.  Wrestling - Short by director of Rams. Odd homosexual tale that just feels w...