Notes from a Genius

A couple Saturday nights ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Matt and Kim in concert (for the first time- and it certainly won't be the last time). Let me tell you, what an incredible show. They packed so much energy into their set, from their interaction with the crowd, to the dance songs they play, just everything. It was awesome! Kim is a great drummer, and dancer, as she took every opportunity to shake her booty. The fact that they are so happy making music together was invigorating, add to that the fact that they are an (extremely) happy couple and it makes the experience of seeing them live even better. This was the opening night of their tour and I was stoked that they chose Portland, ME. They certainly did not disappoint. Overexposed   Tonight   Cameras   Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare   Yea Yeah   Hoodie On   Let's Go   Not That Bad   Hey Now   Remix to Ignition (cover)   N...

"Anatomy of a Love Seen" starring: Shaon Hinnendael, Jill Evyn, Constance Brenneman, Marina Rice Bader, Kieran Valla written and directed by: Marina Rice Bader An interesting play on words for the movie's title "Love Seen" instead of "Love Scene" since the film's story solely revolves around two actresses/lesbians who fell in love, dated, and broke up, only to be reunited on the set of the same film months later. They are reunited to reshoot a special/important film/love scene for the director's film that brought them together in the first place. The director has a hidden agenda, though. She is hoping that by reuniting these two actresses (equally beautiful), they will reignite their fire and passion. The director gets more than what she hoped for and eventually has to come clean with her intentions, but not before the audience has been totally convinced that this is a beautiful story. This film surprised me. It's actually really g...

"Identity" starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Ray Liotta, John Hawkes, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, John C. McGinley, William Lee Scott, Jake Busey, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Rebecca De Mornay directed by: James Mangold "Identity" came out over a decade ago, and I cannot believe or understand how I missed it the first time around, but I finally came around to seeing it, now that it's on Netflix. This is a great, nifty little suspense-thriller film that starts off telling one story, but then shifts gears completely, without feeling like a middle finger to the viewer. Instead, it comes at you in a Hitchcockian way, since he was clearly the master of those suspense thrillers with the twist at the end. The film begins with a psychiatrist (Molina) speaking to a convict, yet we don't seen this interaction. We know something is going on, that it could be happening in a prison or a psych ward, either way, clearly someone has done something terrible and we can on...