Extract (80%)

We need more people like Mike Judge in comedy. Extract (2009) shows his skill of coming up with goofy characters, funny situations and hilarious dialogue. Argo director Ben Affleck has a really funny role in this. Good fun!

Eraserhead

This is hands down the most fudged up movie I have ever seen. 

Savages (70%)

Surely not one of Stone´s finest but his dog-eat-dog style was enough to keep my eyes on the screen for the whole 2 hours. Didn´t like the trick he pulled at the end though.

Grimes - Be a Body

This gets the blood flowing.

Tegan and Sara - Closer

No doubt my favorite Canadian music-making twins of all time! They´ve gone pop on their new album which is called Heartthrob. I prefer them in their indie rock mood like on So Jealous, The Con and Sainthood which are all brilliant albums. But I am sure I can take them with a bit more sugar.

Seven Psychopaths (80%)

Wonderfully messed up movie.

武侠 Dragon (80%)

Chinese kung-fu drama with Donnie Yen and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Exceeded my expectations with a gripping story and some fantastic villains.

The Darkness - Everybody have a good time

Thankfully some bands just wanna have a good time. Definitely the funnest album of last year, Hot Cakes contains a lot of songs that allow for a good time. Respect.

Ear food

Here´s some stuff I´ve been opening my ears to this week.

Five cups of tea

I´m a big tea man. Love to get a few warm cups every day for my enjoyment and health. These days I tend to go for licorice tea and sometimes I invite a few chrysanthemum buds to the party. And if there is honey in the vicinity then I won´t think twice about adding some extra sweetness. Here are five songs that go well with your own cup of freshly brewed tea. Enjoy.

School of Seven Bells - Ghostory

I´ve been carrying Ghostory in my pocket for quite a while. I´ve finally realized how gorgeous this album is. This is dreamy slick stuff. Check it out.

Perfect for a lonesome Saturday night.

Argo (80%)

Lots of retro haircuts, big glasses and bushy staches in this. But its gripping stuff and I gotta say... quite charming.

Django Unchained (65%)

I was expecting more from this new Western from Tarantino. I found it to flow less naturally than some of his other movies and towards the end it just got too silly. Cristoph Waltz is a real treat to watch as usual and for me carried the movie. After his explosive exit, I found myself looking at my watch and thinking: I like Basterds more.

Lana Del Rey

Her album Born To Die sounds pretty impressive and is without further ado going straight to the ol´ iPod for further investigation. Can´t go wrong with an album cover like that.

The Grandmasters

Ashes of Time by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai is one of the coolest movies I´ve seen. He´s got a new movie now out in China called The Grandmasters which looks very cool and ultra stylized. It features Wong´s long time collaborator Tony Leung (Lust, Caution) and Chinese superstar Zhang Zi Yi (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon). Can´t wait to see this.

five songs to get you safely through the day

Everything is happening. I´m still stuck in 2012. As it turns out I had my head up my ass all year.

If you have a similar condition, do not worry as these five songs might release your head from your rear end.

We´ll start off with Santigold from Master of My Make-believe

A little hip-hop has never hurt anyone

Elle Varner made her debut last year. This is from Perfectly Imperfect

I first noticed The Temper Trap from the soundtrack of 500 Days of Summer where they contributed a kick-ass song called Sweet Dispositions. This is from their last year effort. Wholesome Australian pop music.

Finally, this gorgeous song from The Haunted Man.

This is 40

I enjoyed This is 40. Hell, I would wait for This is 80 if it will involve then senile Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd having a go at each other. But honestly, this is a very entertaining movie about a flawed couple in a flawed world.

I´d give it a 80% moisture content.

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Apart from some funny clever dialogue I found this to be a bit pointless.

Retro Stefson - Time

This is glorious Icelandic party music. Gotta love that sample.

Crystal Castles

If you happen to be looking for a soundtrack for your sci-fi movie, no need to look further. This Toronto based duo provides you with some otherworldly electronica in the vein of M83. Töff stöff.

Premium Rush (2012)

If the idea of Joseph Gordon-Levitt riding a bike at ultra speed through New York and Michael Shannon barking and whinnying psychotically all over the place appeals to you, this is your kinda flick.

Moisture: 40%

Sinister (2012)

This movie has a lot of scary images and an uber creepy soundtrack. Sinister is still  a pretty average horror flick relying on tricks rather than plot to scare its audience. Just another day at the office for horror fans.

Moisture: 60%

Pulp - After you

Cocker and LCD Soundsystem combine for a late-night disco charmer.

10 bestu vasaklútarnir

10. What´s Eating Gilbert Grape
Hjartakreistarinn: Það var þarna eitthvað atriði þegar Johnny Depp slær greindarskertan bróður sinn.

09. Rain Man
Hjartakreistarinn: Í lokin þegar bræðurnir virðast loksins tengjast (sjá vídjó)

08. To Live
Hjartakreistarinn: Það er þarna atriði þegar dóttirin fer á spítala en allir læknarnir hafa verið sendir í hreinsun af kommúnistunum. Mikið af blóði.

07. Brokeback Mountain
Hjartakreistarinn: Heath Ledger sá mestmegnis um þetta.

06. Departures
Hjartakreistarinn: Lokaatriðið tryggir að allir fara út úr salnum með vota kinn.

 05. Philadelphia
Hjartakreistarinn: Það er á nógu að taka í þessari mynd.

04. The Shawshank Redemption
Hjartakreistarinn: Það var ansi hjartbrjótandi þegar gamli maðurinn með fuglinn var sleppt út úr fangelsi. Stofnanamatur.

03. Born on the Fourth of July
Hjartakreistarinn: Það er atriði þar sem Tom Cruise fer yfir um heima hjá foreldrum sínum og spyr pabba sinn svo í tárum "who´s ever gonna love me"? Frábær kvikmynd.

02. Dead Man Walking
Hjartakreistarinn: Einhvern veginn tókst þessari mynd að láta mann finna til með öllum. En þegar Sean Penn biður aðstandendur fórnarlamba sinna afsökunnar, það var ansi mikil kreista.

 01. The Elephant Man
Hjartabrjótarinn: Ég man nú ekki eftir einu sérstöku atriði en þetta er náttúrulega mynd sem kitlar tárkirtlana ansi hressilega!

Monsieur Lazhar

Súrsæt kennslustofu-drama frá Kanada með mögnuðum frammistöðum frá ungum leikurum. Þuklar vingjarnlega á hjartanu í manni.

Þessi er formlega orðin Blaut Tuska. Ekki amarlegt það.

Moonrise Kingdom

Það er nóg af skringilegheitum (Edward Norton og Harvey Keitel í hnésokkum) og alvarlegum andlitum í nýjasta framlagi Wes Anderson eins og við var að búast en það er eins og maður hafi séð það allt áður í fyrri innslögum hans. Sagan er ekkert til að skrifa heim yfir.

Killing Them Softly

Brad Pitt í glæponamynd í Scorsese stíl. Þó ágætlega stíliseruð og fullt af fínum leikurum þá er hún hvorki nógu spennandi né kröftug til að hindra að hún gleymist um leið og andlitið á Brad Pitt hverfur af skjánum.

Þetta er raki upp á 60%

Allt að gerast

Þeir Kendrick Lamar og Frank Ocean fóru mikinn á síðasta ári og voru ofarlega á árslistum. Lamar er á kafi í rappinu en Ocean er í meiri R&B fíling. Ég er nú bara nýbyrjaður að kynna mér þessa kumpána en hér er smá smakk.

Flight (2012)

Flight var ekki alveg jafn blaut tuska og ég bjóst við. Flugmenn og AA menn verða þó væntanlega þokkalega sáttir með Denzelinn sem er góður að vanda. Ein mest spennandi flugvélasena sem ég hef séð prýðir byrjun myndarinnar.

pH gildi: 75%

By Crooked Steps

Mér fannst alltaf eitthvað athugavert við Audioslave. Þá kann ég betur við Rage Against the Machine. Og núna eru Soundgarden komnir saman aftur og miðað við þetta lag af plötunni King Animal þá eru það góðar fréttir. Maskúlerandi sandpappírs trukkarokk hér fyrir gamalmenni eins og mig sjálfan.

Divine Fits - Like Ice Cream

Divine Fits áttu áhugaverða plötu á 2012 þar sem þeir gáfu hvergi eftir í taktföstu synth-rokki. Maður kippti höfði mikið við þetta á liðnu ári.

Apple of my Eye

Big Boi er aðili sem kennir sig við Outkast grúppuna og hefur einnig verið að hressa sig við einn síns liðs. Þetta er af nýju plötunni hans þar sem kennir ýmissa grasa. Lagið er nett grúví.

Die Hard

Það er fátt jólalegra en að sjá Bruce Willis í hlýrarbol hlaupa undan hárprúðum þýskum hryðjuverkamönnum.

Die Hard var jólamyndin í ár. Náttúrulega ein besta spennumynd sem gerð hefur verið. 

Mest og best 2012

Þetta er það besta af því sem ég lagði hlustir við á árinu 2012.

Beach House - Bloom

 

The Darkness - Hot Cakes

Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere

Jason Lytle - Dept. of Disappearance 

Night Moves - Colored Emotions

Regina Spector - What we saw from the Cheap Seats

Rufus Wainwright - Out of the Game

Serj Tankian - Harakiri

Wild Nothing - Nocturne