Author Archives: patrickrhett

6. Groundhog Day Saturday morning on the couch with The Lovely Wife, a cup of coffee and a good movie. Good times. I’ve probably seen this a dozen times, and if you haven’t you’re a blood sausage eating moron.

So I’m quitting smoking again. I’ve now been a smoker for 20 of my near 36 years, and enough is enough. Also, they quit distributing my brand in the US, so my favorite smokes are now unavailable. I started the … Continue reading →

I’ve added a page where I intend to list every movie I see in 2006 and give my impression of it in a couple of sentences. No in-depth reviews here, but you’ll know if I liked it or not, and … Continue reading →

There hasn’t been much rain here in Austin for awhile, and driving to work this morning I saw, appearing on one of the highway signs, that we are currently operating under an Arson/Burn Ban. It does look like we might … Continue reading →

5. Dirty Pretty Things I was expecting a dark comedy/thriller, but it was mainly just dark. I didn’t see the plot twists coming from a mile away, but they were plainly visible from about 10 yards. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey … Continue reading →

4. Broken Flowers Every review of this movie said it, and it’s true, Bill Murray is one expressive guy. He is great at silently conveying feeling. This movie made me laugh, made me uncomfortable, was enjoyable to watch and had … Continue reading →

… of 2005. There’s something for everyone, as long as you don’t like country, or metal, or jazz, or… oh, you get the idea. It’s all indierock. Like you listen to any of that other stuff. (via goldenfiddle, a much … Continue reading →

Upload a front facing photo of your face into the My Heritage Face Recognition Tool, choose the “Celebrity Database”, and see which celebrities you most resemble. I have to take slight issue with their claim that the DB contains “faces … Continue reading →

3. Hellboy I was hoping this might be a good popcorn action flick, and the first 10 minutes or so looked promising. The rest of the movie, however, sucked ass. The dialouge seemed to be desperately looking for a catchphrase, … Continue reading →

2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou This got mixed reviews when it first came out, which is probably why it took me so long to see it. I shouldn’t have waited. Funny stuff with good music and a great … Continue reading →