Epinions Recent Reviews for kiljoi

Strike a Match on a Bathroom Wall

Tue, 5 Apr 2005 00:02:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Much has been made about Beck's supposed return to ironic, sample-heavy Dust Brothery form. But those with a working knowledge of Beck's M.O. since, at least, Odelay , and an affinity for simple pattern recognition will greet Beck's Guero...

In Yourself, Believe -Yoda, or someone like him.

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 05:04:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - King's X makes me cry. I'm not THE King's X fan in the house...that's my boyfriend...but I'm becoming A King's X fan. Problem is, I can't listen to the live album, "Live All over the Place" without tearing up, so I only pray that when my boyfriend is...

Brian, will you lead us all in a prayer?

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:05:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Ehh...I think people have forgotten...And that's cool. You know, once upon a time, Marilyn Manson put fear into the hearts of parents and the Christian Right. Now they probably think he's adorable next to Eminem (who is, currently, adorable in...

Pill Junkie Swept Chaos.

Thu, 6 May 2004 03:33:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Alanis Morrissette shouldn’t make albums. Her first three albums have a handful of really good, catchy pop – dare I say rock – songs. You could probably cobble one good album from those handfuls of decent songs. But an entire album gets tedious, because...

Jesus Doesn't Want Mel for a Sunbeam...or a follower, probably

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 04:20:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Christians want soooo badly to be controversial. They want to be seen as edgy and “in your face” and unflinching. They love to complain that they are under attack from a “secular” society, even though a majority of Americans, anyway, are Christian...

Climbing inside the Tragedy

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:32:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - It's hard to listen to this album now that I don't get as depressed as I used to. I have an actual boyfriend now, not "boyfriends" or "friends" or "guys I know but who don't return my calls after the 2nd date when I've already given it up, so what's the...

The Remake that Sucks Whatever's Higher up than Balls

Thu, 8 Jan 2004 08:08:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - About a month ago, I reviewed "Ringu", the Japanese film sensation which spawned the remake, "The Ring". In my review, I said "Ringu" wasn't nearly as interesting or well- done as the remake, and I figured I should probably write an actual review of "The...

Requiem for a Pi?

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:51:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - One is a gripping story about one man’s dogged pursuit of order in this chaotic macarena we call life. The other is a harrowing tale of addiction, self-delusion, entropy, and informercials. Together they team up to ...fight crime and solve...

Southern California Dreaming

Sat, 27 Dec 2003 20:13:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - After listening to one of Sandra Tsing Loh’s commentaries on KCRW, my boyfriend wrinkled his nose and lamented the writer’s chronic obsession with her own, precious neuroses. “But, don’t you get it?” I asked, like he didn’t get...

He gets to be famous. I get to be bored.

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 04:43:05 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Twenty years ago, or so, when Tom Petty fought his record company over the sale price of his, then current album, "Hard Promises", it was a ballsy move, which still impresses me today ("Hard Promises" came out in 1981. I was born in 1981. I didn't really...

Great way to kill an anime convention

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:41:38 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - "Ringu" was supposed to be better than "The Ring", cuz it's all Japanese and stuff. If that logic applies to automobiles and electronics, surely it applies to creepy tomes about society's dependence on television (made in Japan, often, ironically)...

Please, Captain, not in front of the Klingons...

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:52:01 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - One of the things I love about the sadomasochistic relationship I am currently in is the way my boyfriend drives me to discover things about myself by pushing me beyond the limits of my pain. Tonight, for example, he made me watch a Star Trek movie.....

Ten Years Living in a Paper Bag?

Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:12:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - I didn’t want Sheryl Crow to release a greatest hits album so soon, not because I thought she didn’t deserve it (she’s been officially “around” for ten years now; she’s allowed to have one), but because it would force me to reflec...

Deconstructing Liz

Thu, 30 Oct 2003 09:42:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - It's hip not to just hate the new Liz Phair album, but to feel betrayed by it, as if Phair's foray into catchy pop is somehow the final nail in the coffin of the riot grrl movement. After all, if Phair's music is now singable, what's next? PJ Harvey doing...

He's So Dreamy.

Fri, 2 May 2003 02:05:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Jack White "wants to be the boy to warm your mother's heart," and if he'd cut his hair and get a real job, he probably could.

But while your mother would probably never bless your union with Jack, she probably would develop a little crush on...

Con Man as All-American Hero

Fri, 27 Dec 2002 11:17:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Whenever a life is converted into a movie, inevitably, certain details that complicate the character are not included in the picture. Last year's Best Picture Winner, "A Beautiful Mind," was the subject of intense scrutiny for its loose adaptation of...

Why I Want to Blow M. Night Shyamalan.

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 04:37:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - How much do I love M. Night Shyamalan? I learned how to spell his complicated last name (yeah, okay, it's not THAT complicated, but I'm just impatient and lazy). I won't even learn how to spell my grandfather's real last name (It wasn't always "Yusuf")...

SLANDER. Ann Coulter is GREAT at It.

Wed, 26 Jun 2002 07:19:10 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - "Conservative books are vastly more popular with book consumers(p.97)" writes Ann Coulter in her recent book, Slander: Liberal Lies about the American Right, the most recent one to jump on the...

Soak up the Sheryl

Wed, 17 Apr 2002 05:31:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Sheryl Crow scrapped her debut album because she felt it was too polished. Ten years later, she's released her most polished effort, C'mon C'mon.

No, the album is not as schmaltzy as a Celine Dion one (with the exception of the duet...

I Miss Marilyn Manson.

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 05:11:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - I can't explain it, but I like Marilyn Manson, and in the wake of Creed and Nickelback, I need him desperately. You see, he may just be a made-up freak (marketing genius) recycling the same message of political angst to beats disco and metal, in states...

Go, baby, Go! (The Beautiful Garbage Review)

Sat, 22 Sep 2001 05:59:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Super-awesome-amazing group Garbage is back with a new super-awesome-amazing album, and I'm afraid that no one's gonna listen.......

Why? 'Cause I like it. I'm a curse to bands. What two things do Joan Osborne, Shawn Colvin, The...

United Colors of Jackie Chan

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 04:19:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Jackie Chan is just too damn cute to slam, but I can't deny this nagging feeling that, even though the martial arts expert could kick my @ss to Tokyo and back again, there is nothing edgy about his brand of buddy-action comedy anymore. Maybe there never...

Damn, She's Good.

Thu, 9 Aug 2001 05:04:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - I knew only two things about Brett Butler before I read this book. 1) She's funny. 2) She's volatile.

I didn't know what a damn good writer she is.

Unfortunately, it's been a while since the book came out, and it's very...

Run, Human, Run.

Mon, 23 Jul 2001 04:18:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - Okay, I will admit it. Jurassic Park 1 scared the bejesus out of me when I was 12, and to give you an idea of just how wimpy I was, I saw it on video.

Such was the power of the Spielberg/Crichton masterpiece. It's a formula that...

B*tch: Bratty Prose

Sun, 10 Jun 2001 09:13:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kiljoi - I purchased this 414 page monster on a whim one day. The red-on-black-and-white spine caught my eye as the word "B*tch" dared, and yet, welcomed me to check it out.

It was late 1999. Later I would discover that I had purchased the...