Movie Breakdown: Paterson
Pre-Screening Stance: Jim Jarmusch has always been a hit or miss director for me, so I’m heading into Paterson with my expectations firmly in check. I do like the homely feel of the trailer though,...
Monthly Archive: December 2016
Movie Breakdown: Lion
Pre-Screening Stance: There are a lot of talented people attached to Lion. This means it’s either going to be really good or just another slice of “based on a true story” style Oscar bait. Post-Screening...
Movie Breakdown: Assassin’s Creed
Pre-Screening Stance: Video game adaptations are rarely good, so that makes it difficult to believe Assassin’s Creed will be a winner. Who knows though, maybe Michael Fassbender will change the tide. Post-Screening Ramble: Assassin’s Creed...
Movie Breakdown: Passengers
Pre-Screening Stance: Passengers seems to exist solely as a way to place hotties Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt onto the same the screen together, so I have no idea if it’s going to be any...
Movie Breakdown: Why Him?
Pre-Screening Stance: The marketing for Why Him? has pretty much clued me in on what to expect. There will be a lot of yelling, some gross stuff, a few funny bits and at least two...
2016 SOTO Staff Picks
Hey friends, as you surely know, I’m not the only one around these parts. Check out what the SOTO staff dug in 2016! Enjoy. 2016 saw hitmakers make political statements, long rumored records finally drop,...
Movie Breakdown: La La Land
Pre-Screening Stance: Even if La La Land wasn’t riding an enormous wave of positive buzz, I’d still be excited to see the film because it’s a musical directed by Damien Chazelle, who did the rather...
Top 25 Albums Of 2016
Alright friends, here’s my full album list. Unlike my Top 50 Songs of 2016, there are Austin acts here. As always, this isn’t some sort of “critical” list, it’s just the albums that I jammed...
Movie Breakdown: Domain (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: When you get at-home-screeners that you’ve never heard of before, it’s a toss-up. I will say that for the most part the at-home-screeners that fall into the sci-fi genre usually have a better...
Movie Breakdown: Miss Sloane
Pre-Screening Stance: Jessica Chastain takes on gun control in Miss Sloane! Am I ready for this? Probably not. But I’m going in anyways. Post-Screening Ramble: If you’re into legal thrillers (Michael Clayton, The Firm, Pelican...
