‘The Mattys’ (Part V)

And ‘The Matty’ for Best Picture goes to……

We’ve made it! We have FINALLY made it to the top, the peak, the apex, the pinnacle … We are there, standing at the summit of ‘THE MATTYS’! The ridiculous movie awards show brought to you by the “Matty Academy”, and hosted by none other than the one and only, Matty W. Kelley.

It’s been a LONG journey up the face of Mount Matty. I honestly thought of quitting and just sledding back down the hill, but like the dedicated movie reviewer that I am, I dug my spikes in and kept inching my way to the tippity top. You see, writing these columns (The Mattys) gets tedious after a while. I didn’t realize that when giving out awards, USUALLY the same freeking films are up for every award! That makes it tough. I mean, how many different ways can I tell you how great a film “Flight” was and keep it interesting and organic? Or how INCORRECT everyone is on how excellent a film “Silver Linings Playbook” was? (It’s not award worthy.) Or how ‘sing-songy’ “Les Mis” was? I think you catch my drift here, but let’s do it one more time anyway for the most prestigious award of “THE MATTYS”. Continue reading ‘The Mattys’ (Part V)

‘Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away’

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‘Cirque du Soleil’ is a major mind trip for your brain. Who out there wants to drop some acid?

Have I got your attention? Alright then, let me re-phrase the question. Who out there wants to feel like they’ve dropped some acid BUT don’t want to worry about the side effects that follow actually taking acid? Who doesn’t want the hangover, the depression, the cottonball mouth, the possibility of waking up in jail, and the fact that it is illegal? What would you say if I told you that I could take you to a place where you would feel like you were tripping on acid but you really weren’t? Would you take that trip? Continue reading ‘Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away’