Written and directed by Drew Goddard, and starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman, and several others, “Bad Times at the El Royale” is the type of movie Hollywood doesn’t make very often anymore. A noir-ish, ensemble, character driven piece of storytelling. Nothing — and no one — is as it seems in this interesting take of strangers happening to meet at the wrong place at the wrong time as their lives and stories collide.
Universal Studios Videos!
Finally got around to processing and uploading the videos I took while at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights this year!
Annual Vacation to Universal Orlando
So I recently got back from my annual fall trip to Universal Orlando to take in the wonders that are present at Halloween Horror Nights. I’ve been attending this event for the last 8 years, with my first being Halloween Horror Nights 21. The headliner for 2018 is a house based on Netflix’s “Stranger Things” show.
A Woodpecker
This guy was pecking around the office complex parking lot when I left work today. I kept my distance, and used my phone for a quick snap, which he seemed to keep noticing me do even from how far back I was. So quality not the greatest as I also used the digital zoom feature of the phone. But a rare sighting, particularly in an office lot.
“Marvel’s Spider-Man” for PS4
Wow is this game fun.
“The Little Stranger”
Based on a novel by Sarah Waters, “The Little Stranger” takes place in England a short time after World War II. Dr. Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) is summoned to Hundreds Hall, a large estate in the country owned by the remains of the Ayres family — adults Caroline (Ruth Wilson) and Roderick (Will Poulter), children of Mrs. Ayres (Charlotte Rampling). The family’s sole maid, the young Betty (Liv Hill), has seemingly taken ill and is in need of a house call. When the good doctor arrives and examines the young servant, she tells him there is something amiss in the house.
“The Happytime Murders”
In a world where puppets live their own lives alongside humankind, someone is murdering the cast of the defunct television program “The Happytime Gang” just as the show is entering into syndication. Who’s behind this? Why are they doing it? Former cop turned private investigator — and puppet — Phil Phillips (voiced by Bill Baretta) is determined to solve the case.
The Trouble with Chairs
Computer chairs, as a whole, are kinda awful. These past few years I have gone through so many, changing them up to try to get ones that I can be more comfortable sitting in for several hours, since both my work and my play tend to be in front of the keyboard. But why can’t I just find one that will last me for years and years, maintain its comfort, and not make me shift around a lot trying to find a good spot for my back and butt?
Putting Together a TV Stand
I hate allen wrenches.
That is all.
“Ready Player One”
This weekend I finally watched the Spielberg production of “Ready Player One,” based on the book by Ernest Clive. In the near future, the world is mostly addicted to an online, virtual reality game known as the Oasis. In the Oasis you can be anything, do anything. It’s creator has died and in a posthumous release announces that since he had no heirs, the keys to all of Oasis will be granted to the first player to complete three challenges hidden throughout the world of Oasis. Everyone’s trying, including our protagonist Wade and his avatar Parzival, and an evil corporation that wants to use the Oasis to increase their bank accounts.
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