Favorite albums of 2012

2012 was a good year for music, one had to look a little bit sometimes to find it but it was there.
the albums arent in any order whatsoever to be honest.

i admit this list is arriving a bit late but its better now than never

The Sword-Apocryphon

good metal record inspired by sabbath

Sun Kil Moon-Among the Leaves

another good record from mark koselek

The Sidekicks-Awkward Breeds

the band tryes to experiment with other genres and it works

We were skeletons-Blame and Aging

a band i didnt knew a lot about surprised me with this record that can be classified as screamo or post hardcore.

Murder By death- Bitter drink, Bitter moon

what I’ve always liked about this band is the feeling of sadness and sometimes dread you find in their songs.

Autums grey Solace-Divinian

 










ethereal sounds that transport the listener to another place, interesting and beautiful music from a band that has always done great shoegaze or dream pop albums.

School of Seven Bells-Ghostory

I hate categorizing things but this does have elements of electronica and shoegaze. The vocals are what makes the record so endearing but the instrumental part is great too.

Torche-Harmonicraft

Apart from being inspired by sludge metal, it does seem to have other elements that make it interesting and different from other records also making it the bands best record.


Minus the Bear- Infinity Overheard  

the band is back on track after their last record, reminiscing sounds from their past and tweaking them with new ones

Alcest-Les Voyages de l'Âme

One of the bands best records to date, perfect combination of envolving and calming sounds with aggression

Sithu Aye- Invent the Universe
a rather unknown progressive metal artist that makes interesting and thoughtful music

Future of The Left- The Plot Against Common Sense

 









the band keeps releasing great albums and this is no exception , i really like how every song is different and has certain elements that make them stand out from others.


John K. Samson- Provincial

good solo debut of the weakerthans frontman

The Men-Open Your heart

im relatively new to this band but apart from having and interesting sound, they make long songs that arent boring but intricate in their own way.

ill add the honorable mentions later

Alien vs Predator : Requiem (Movie Review)

everyone knows the story behind the alien and predators franchises, they both started with solid films and as time progressed the story and continuity behind them specially in the case of the alien sequels a bit convoluted.

i admit to kind of liking a bit the first alien vs predator movie even though the second creature was outnumbered pretty much and i didnt find believable of the predators teaming up with humans, since i thought they were pretty much lone hunters.

the film starts with the end of the previous one a alien hybrid bursts from a predators chest, and after it grows in a matter of minutes takes out almost all the ocupants of the ship and only one hunter responds the distress call and lands on earth to clean up the mess and exterminate the alien hybrid.

a general question concerning this and the first movie of this short franchise is why put so much focus on the humans, since the alien and predators are the protagonist of the films?

theres not much backstory to the human characters and they seem bland and cliche, defying previous concepts of their respective films. making me want the movie to end faster since its so slow at its pace.

my general consensus is dont see the movie even if youre interested in seeing how bad and stupid it is.

Movie reviews 2013 part 1!

so i want to remember what i see this year whether it be old or new so im going to make some entries to this blog so that i can share my opinion and recommend in case its a movie i liked quite a bit.

Cloud Atlas

This movie has had mixed reviews so far, that kind of happens when a book specially one with so many stories and characters in it is translated to the big screen.
its six different stories interconnected one with the other in different ways some of its protagonists are different ages and some are related. overall i liked the film but think it was a bit long .

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

its a great depiction of high school life and some of the problems that could afflect teenagers in their lives, the three leads are great portraying different types of people you may find in high school or at a stage of life. a thoughtful and reflective film.

My week with Marilyn

seemed like marilyn monroe was a complex individual that had some mental illness, among other problems that plagued her life since the start. we see a more vulnerable but also insightful side of this film star.

Take Shelter

great psychological thriller with apocalyptic elements in it about a rural family in which curtis the dad has visions or alucinations of a storm thats going to happen. great performances from everyone and a thought provoking and reflective story.

Wreck It Ralph

this will be a nostalgic trip for gamers , the short before the movie called paper man was great and the main film was pretty good at least on the first part when ralph leaves his game but i wasnt too fond of venellope she was a bit annoying . hope theres a sequel with ralph and the others interacting with characters from recent videogames.

Favorite movies of 2012

this was a pretty good year for movies , some films may not be in this list because i havent seen them yet.
they will be in no particular order

Chronicle

















one of the best realistic superhero films ive seen in a while, andrew will be a character that will be remember for a long time. 

The Cabin in the Woods

a good deconstruction of the horror genre specially slashers.

The Avengers

first gathering of this group of heroes, it was and extremely fun and thrilling film

The raid: Redemption

one of the best action films ive seen in a while, the fight scenes are great and the characters are memorable.

Seeking for a friend at the end of the world

part comedy and drama, this film surprised me with a simple but interesting story and different characters

Paranorman

one of my favorite animated films of the year, hope theres a sequel following norman after saving the town

Looper

and interesting story that has great characters , though it drags a little at parts

The Hobbit: and Unexpected Journey

a good return to middle earth, gandalf , bilbo, gollum and even thorin are great characters that i hope to follow their adventures for a while.

Moonrise Kingdom

a good story about the first love of a child, growing up and trying to find out what to do with his life.

Honorable mentions
The secret world of arriety

and underrated animated film that didnt appeared in a lot of lists, the best adaptation of the borrowers ive seen i liked the friendship between arriety and shawn


Prometheus

what was called and alien prequel had some ties to the universe but wasnt that altogether.
i agree that the way the scientists acted at times werent the best

Sinister

i liked the setup and part of the story , what really bothered me was the ending actually which kind of ruined the movie for me.

the year in review (2012)

this was a interesting year i could say for the amount of things that happened whether it be small or relatively big, i learned a lot and traveled to places ive never been to before.

as far as i can remember the year started off slow and picked up from there, i think a lot of things happened among them a trip that was interesting and fun where i visited two places i didnt knew very well before l.a and san francisco.

i ended up liking a lot various new tv shows among them new girl , riders of berk, adventure time, go on that i can remember.

the lists of favorite movies and music will be posted tomorrow.
the year in general ended well and next year will be great 

my vacations in l.a and san francisco

this will be a relatively long post even though im recalling two weeks but it seems like a lot happened in that time along with this some small thoughts on the places themselves.

so first thing that i remember is staying in a hotel near the lax airport it was comfortable and the people who worked there seemed nice, and the next day breakfast was how could i say improvized mainly because we ate a subway sandwich that in my case had egg and ham it was ok not a fan of breakfast foods like it but it was different.

a general opinion on the metro system of l.a i liked it its fast and comfortable, i saw buses too but never rode one.

i dont know whats so special about the chine theater i passed by there in this trip, there was a lot of people in the day i went apart from that i remember a lot of what seemed like independent rappers promoting their demos to the people interested in them.

of my trip to san francisco what i most remember is going to amoeba records which is a great independent record store.
all and all it was a good trip

a small stop on the road (some random thoughts)

so this month and last has been a stressing time for me, so much so ive wanted to scream at the wall out of frustration but i prefer to write about it, what has caused this simple answer my thesis for a postgrad im doing on psychogerontology ive had tough teachers but no as difficult as these ones though they say its just advice but it feels sometimes that no matter how hard you try sometimes its just not good enough, sighs.

but i wont let my hopes down i wont give up and ill do my best to prove to myself and them that i can do it. new entry will be a bit of a reflection on current movies