Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone is a film about a little girl who goes missing and the people who try to find her. This is Ben Affleck's directorial debut and it is extremely promising. The story is complicated and nearly treated with the care such a story needs. Important, difficult questions are asked, and in the end we are left to ponder them. Too many movies try to have a bright side or a happy ending but Gone Baby Gone fearlessly presents life with no easy answers. The lead performance by Casey Affleck is good, maybe very good, but not great. As his wife and partner, Michelle Monaghan is boring and out of place in almost every scene. Ed Harris is excellent and Morgan Freeman does his thing. The film loses it's way a couple times but Ben gets it back on track, especially at the end. Gone Baby Gone isn't perfect, but it's a serious movie with serious themes worth checking out, and it may revive Ben Affleck's career.

New Album Review: In Rainbows by Radiohead

It's far too difficult to write an interesting Radiohead review, so I'm gonna keep this short and simple. For a more extensive review check out Rolling Stone.

In Rainbows is Radiohead's follow up to Hail to the Thief, an album which received mixed reactions. It was the first album where they tried to bridge the gap between their unique alt rock sound and electronic experimentation. On their latest, they have really faded out a lot of their electronic sound in favour of the music more familiar to OK Computer. After one listen, In Rainbows did not particularly grab me. At least not in the way Radiohead's previous works have. On OK Computer they made a rock album that sounded like nothing else before it, and with Kid A they created a shockingly ugly yet beautiful and completely strange masterpiece. This is not to say In Rainbows is a failure, because even if they aren't breaking new ground, it is still only ground that Radiohead CAN cover. After multiple listenings, the subtle beauty of Rainbows shines through, revealing another powerful work of art. There are few artists in history that made music unlike anything previously heard. Obviously The Beatles come to mind, and no one could ever convince me that Radiohead isn't every bit as good, if not better.

I'm Back!

Hail, hail, small citizens of wheremever you may be! I have returned, chock full of scathing wit and improper grammar, in true form, ready to once again provide endless minutes of entertainment with my no holds barred and highly irrelevant...words. And such a wordsmith am I, that I shall fleer and flaunt all the fantastic furniture of the future while fidgeting, following, and fucking; for I am nothing if not a feathered flea, flapping fondly as fantasies fortell of fleeting fagels forworned of freed flakes of fluff from a fellow aged fifteen; fifteen forlorn and fancy free fortnights. In short: I am a man.

And I figure if Adam gets to display photos of all things him, why can't I showcase a few original pieces of art. I call this one "Faded Multi Colour Dots Set on a background of a colour between cold steel and blue." Enjoy:











I know. It's fantastic.
Well, I guess i'm done, seeing as how this whole post was just so that people didn't forget I also contribute to this blog.


remember him....remember him...

I like taking pictures and then showing them to people

Just a reminder that you can view all my photos at www.flickr.com

My profile name is adam.cook

I hope to post photos directly to the blog more often but it's very slow to upload so the majority of my images will remain exclusive to my flickr page.

the city and the woman i love...

My girlfriend and I recently shared our two year anniversary. In some ways, the time has flown by, but if feels like we have known each other forever. We have gone through ups and downs, faced turmoil and have achieved triumphs. And through it all, I have discovered who I am and hope to be. Meanwhile, I experienced this evolution with the human being I hope to be close to forever. Having someone you can trust completely and be able to enjoy their company above all else is incredible as well as helpful in learning and growing personally. In the end, i have benefited infinitely due to luck in finding such a rarity, and I will never forget how grateful I am.

I love you, Nicole.