Monday, January 30, 2012

Iron Man 2 - Movie Review


This sequel to the surprise smash hit of 2008 finds Tony Stark/Iron Man (still played perfectly by Robert Downey Jr.) achieving great success having single handedly “privatized world peace”, but at the same time is struggling with the fact that the arc reactor embedded in his chest to keep him alive is also slowly killing him.

The Book of Eli - Movie Review


This movie was an early contender to be one of my favorites but I thought it might get lost over the course of the year’s releases since it had a January release date. I was most impressed with how visually striking this movie was. Every scene was beautifully shot and it seemed like each frame could have made for a movie poster quality image. The Hughes brothers were definitely on their game and a special nod goes to director of photography Don Burgess.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

The Warrior's Way


This is one movie you most likely haven't seen and have probably never heard of. I had no idea what to expect other than the preview trailer featured a striking visual style and the promise of an action-packed story. Somehow this movie turned out to be so much more than I had expected it to be.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Contraband - Movie Review


Mark Wahlberg's latest action vehicle has him playing Chris Farraday, a former smuggler who is drawn back in to the business to protect his brother in law from a crime lord that wants to be repaid for a deal gone bad. With his family in jeopardy and friendships on the line, Farraday takes off for Panama to retrieve millions of dollars worth of counterfeit bills in a score that will hopefully pay off for everyone involved.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

2011 UYBC Year in Review


The UYBC or 'Unofficial Yelp Bar Crawl' is an event series focusing on neighborhoods in and around the city of Seattle. This monthly bar crawl series gives people a great opportunity to see new places, visit old favorites, and hang out with a constantly changing group of friends over the course of one fun-filled night. After the jump you will see names of neighborhoods that are links to each of the 2011 bar crawl event pages.


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