The Wolverine – 2013 – Dir. James Mangold – 126 min. – United States/ Australia There’s been no other Marvel character that has had more movie screen time than Wolverine. Even in the Marvel comic universe, Wolverine seems to be on 50 different teams/ series. Who doesn’t love this beer-drinking, cigar-smoking bad boy with an…
Dear reader (because I know at least one person reads this), It’s been a weird year and the summer is basically over. I’m trying to figure out how to get me out of this mental funk that I’m in so I’ve created this challenge to myself in my much neglected blog. Since I’ve been stuck…
The To Do List – 2013 – Dir. Maggie Carey – 104 min. – United States Writer’s note: okay, I’m trying to get back to doing these again because I need something else to do in my life and this always made me somewhat happy. Hopefully I can keep it up because I plan on…
In case you don’t know, San Diego Comic Con is kind of a big deal. Over 150,000 people converge on Downtown San Diego for a weekend of pop culture madness. I’ll leave the deep analysis and debate about Comic Con being better “back in my day” for another post. I want to talk about what…
It has been a great experience volunteering for the John Avalos for Mayor campaign with everyone from Filipinos for Avalos. It only reconfirmed my support for John and what he’s trying to do. I’ve always been one to be pessimistic about politicians and the whole political system in general. You can’t study history and not…
Dear Kuya E., It really sucks having to write this to you right now. Everything feels really heavy right now. There’s a part of me that wants to believe that I’m still sleeping and this is just some horrible nightmare. I’ll wake up and I’ll see you tweet about today being the last Giants game.…
It’s my second full day in the Philippines. Last time I was here, it took me a good couple weeks to get used to everything. That seems to be the same case this time around. But I’ve had to go out of my comfort zone and try to get used to things quicker. I’ve been…
Sucker Punch – 2011 – Dir. Zack Snyder – 120 min. – U.S. In today’s movie landscape, there are three (general) types of movies. One that relies on a compelling story and excellent acting (i.e. The King’s Speech). Another that relies on stunning graphic effects and the more-often-than-not gimmicky element of 3-D (it’s like adding…
There are few things in life that give me greater joy than taking a time out from life and watching a movie. I watched a lot this past year, a few horrible ones, a few good ones, and a bunch that make me feel indifferent. I watched a handful early in the year, then stopped…
1) SFSU Filipino Graduation 2010 -Overall, the event itself was great. Met a lot of dope folks who I hope to see do some big things in the near future. Had the chance to get to know some fellow grads a little better (graphics committee!) while getting a lot of work done. And of course,…
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