tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24718772938818410962011-04-21T18:38:56.529-07:00I use the term review loosely.Ennui Prayernoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471877293881841096.post-9824825130308000562008-04-27T09:53:00.000-07:002008-04-28T17:49:59.498-07:00

After a long wait, I finally saw Cloverfield and I must say I'm glad I wasn't one of those types who rushed to the theaters when it came out. The movie didn't suck, it just wasn't theater material. I know, if you're going to be in the business of reviews, at least do something new, right? Wrong. I just want to chronicle what I watch and what I thought about it. Hence the title ennui reviews (

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I've been a big fan of Nine Inch Nails since their CD The Downward Spiral first played heavily in my ear. With the raw emotional lyrics of Closer, I began to feel that I was no longer listening to the voice of just a man, but of a musical god.With Year Zero's hype and ballads of a darker world - perhaps a post-Bushian world - the new CD, Ghosts I-IV gives us heavy beats, without the lyrics. This

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I love Zooey Deschanel. I love her acting and I love her face and those wondrous beautiful eyes. She's is probably the best thing to happen to cinema in a long time. Now, along with M. Ward, she is the hottest thing on the music market.Their band, She & Him, whose debut CD, "Volume One," hit the stores earlier this year. I saw the ad in an issue of Spin magazine and I was taken aback. Had my

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For those who know me personally, I'm not a big fan of Lil Wayne. Truth is, I don't know who the hell Lil Wayne is. But you also know that I know a good song when I hear one, despite if it's outside my normal musical circle. Once in a while the rapper will put down the bitches and hos genre and pick up the mic to actually make a song with a purpose. Many of the times, this song is buried in the

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Finished listening to their stuff. Not bad at all. The peaceful sounds of "Sweet Love for Planet Earth," to the chaotic beats, and harsh vocals, of "Okay Let's Talk About Magic," only make me regret that the CD's only six tracks long.Even if this isn't your type of music - it most certainly isn't mine - you can still enjoy the beats and will both lull you into a sense of calm and one of

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Perhaps it was their name that led me to them: Dead Child. I'm not one for the grotesque or extremely morbid, but it does have its shock value and it did beckon to me. But their song, "Sweet Chariot," off their new latest album, "Attack," had me wanting me to end myself.I think I've gotten old, but most of the crap that people listen to these days doesn't amount to anything. I believe Dead Child

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I just finished watching the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring Angela Lansbury and George Hearn. For those of you deathly obsessed with Tim Burton's wonderful rendition of the musical, perhaps you should take a gander at the play that started it all. I'm sure that, unlike Sweeney Todd, it wouldn't kill you to get slightly cultured.And for

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Stick a fork in me because I’m done! And under 30 minutes, as well. I started watching Day of the Dead (a screening version of the movie) and trust me when I say this, don’t even bother with it. The original, while not as excited to you young’ns, is way better. I was done the moment I saw that zombie climbing on the ceiling. And can you ever call them zombies? Note how these creatures don’t even

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Welcome to Ennui Reviews. For those who know me, I'm Ennui Prayer from Ennui Prayer @ WordPress.com. The first post may seem familiar to those who read that blog, but it was originally intended for a blog such as this.The purpose of Ennui Reviews? Well, I think the blog title says it all. I'll be reviewing new CDs (music I like, by the way), movies (both new and old on DVD) and books (rarely new

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