Author Archives: Nate Bjork

My Oscar Picks: Best Picture and Acting

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Nate Bjork

Based solely on the movies I’ve actually seen.   Best Picture Nominated movies I’ve seen: Argo, Django Unchained, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty. Nominated movies I haven’t seen: Amour, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Les Mis, Life of … Continue reading →

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ultrashort movie review: Side Effects ****

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Nate Bjork

The trailers make this move look pretty good which is misleading. It’s actually really really really good. Great performances by actors I haven’t seen in awhile (Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jude Law), great performances by actors who should probably get more work … Continue reading →

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last night’s dream: let’s go to prison

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Nate Bjork

I dreamt I stole a car because I was on a road trip and my own car broke down hours away from home. I got caught and had to go to prison. For some reason I was sentenced to serve … Continue reading →

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ultrashort movie review: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters ***

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Nate Bjork

This is a really fun movie. I saw it in 3D and I liked it. Seriously, this movie is fun on a bun. Cool action, cool effect, cool montage over the opening credits, cool weapons, cool everything. Not sure who the … Continue reading →

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last night’s dream(s): RCPM & British Halloween

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Nate Bjork

Last night I had two dreams that I remember. I woke up a few times and think I forgot some details, but here’s what I remember.   Dream 1: Jim Dalton, lead guitarist for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, was … Continue reading →

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last night’s dream: T-Rex Catfish

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Nate Bjork

I dreamed I got catfished by a lady very similar to the lady from Catfish. I showed up to her place and she had a son who was like six years old or something. Don’t remember his name. He was … Continue reading →

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ultrashort movie review: Silver Linings Playbook ***

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Nate Bjork

This is a romantic comedy worth watching. Spot-on performances by Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. Robert De Niro’s brilliant acting is back after phoning it in for those dumb Fockers movies. This movie deals with mental illness and alienation but manages … Continue reading →

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ultrashort movie review: Zero Dark Thirty ****

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Nate Bjork

A very entertaining depiction of one CIA agent’s tireless hunt for Osama Bin Ladin. The movie contains some brutal depictions of torture but presents no case for or against aggressive interrogation. It simply presents events that led to the decimation … Continue reading →

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ultrashort movie review: Django Unchained *****

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Nate Bjork

  This movie has already been reviewed by guests of this website. Click here for their reviews.   This movie is an incredible movie incredibly acted. Brutal depictions of slavery. Everyone does a great job in this.

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ultrashort movie review: Jack Reacher

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Nate Bjork

Combine Jack Bauer and John McClane and shrink down to 5 and a half feet. This is Jack Reacher. If you like guy movies, you will love this. The elements are all there: 1. snappy one-liners, 2. one of the … Continue reading →

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