My Oscar Picks

The 88th Academy Awards (aka The Oscars) are taking place this Sunday night (February 28). While they celebrate the movies of 2015, I would also like to take some time to recognize the best in cinema that I enjoyed last year. This is just one man’s picks, so naturally personal preference will play a role…

Reviewing The Martian

When I first saw the movie poster for The Martian, I thought it was a joke. I didn’t think that because it looked funny or wrong, but because of the timing. Just months prior, Matt Damon had a surprise part in Interstellar, in which he was an astronaut stranded on a planet. Now, he’s in…

Analyzing the Trade Deadline Deals

The NBA trade deadline came and went, and though there were some small deals made, no major moves that could shake up the league took place. This wasn’t entirely surprising though. With a massive spike in the salary cap coming this summer, few quality players feel overpaid (sure there are players who are seriously overpaid,…

Analyzing the Tobias Harris Trade

The Trade: The Orlando Magic sent Tobias Harris to the Detroit Pistons for Brandon Jennings and Ersan Ilyasova At first glance, my initial reaction is to think that the Pistons won this trade in a landslide. However, on further consideration, I suppose it is a matter of perception. Each team no doubt had different justifications…

Reviewing Deadpool

Let’s just go ahead and get this out in the open: I am a Ryan Reynolds fan. The guy can deliver a quip with the best of them. But I’d be lying if I said that I thought Reynolds has enjoyed a stellar career. In fact, his IMDB page is a mostly sad list of…

Reviewing Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies may not have intrigued me with the previews, and honestly, I’m not a big fan of spy movies in general. Put a gun to my head and ask me to name my favorite spy movie, and I would freeze. But Stephen Spielberg is one of the greatest directors of all time, and…

Fake Trade Ideas

The NBA trade deadline is fast approaching (February 18th). It is one of the most exciting times of the year. After spending 50+ games of figuring out what everyone has as a roster, teams have one last opportunity to change their trajectory with a swap. The trade deadline usually brings a few surprises. Though, most…

The Rapid Firing of NBA Coaches

Derek Fisher is the latest NBA coach to experience a quick execution. He is the 5th head coach to get fired since the start of this NBA season. That’s insane. Five different teams have been so dissatisfied with their coaches that they couldn’t even wait until the end of the year to get rid of…

Peyton Manning and the Ending He Needed

Peyton Manning is one of the most well-known and decorated quarterbacks in the history of football. He had a successful college career where he was a consensus all-american, was a #1 draft pick, won the league MVP a record 5x, 14x Pro Bowl selection, 7x first team All-Pro, 2x Super Bowl winner, won Super Bowl…

Where Should Thibodeau Go?

Recently Bill Simmons had Tom Thibodeau on his podcast (you can hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/the-bill-simmons-podcast/ep-58-tom-thibodeau). While listening to Tom talk to Bill, I was reminded how much I love this guy. He is a stellar coach, and his passion and intellect for the game shows when you hear him talk about it. And if that isn’t…

Is Dwight Right for the Celtics?

The latest rumor to emerge on the NBA trade front is that the Boston Celtics have made inquiries to the Houston Rockets about Dwight Howard. Of course, this has relatively little meaning, as an inquiry is the most basic, trivial action a GM can take. But still, it’s fun as a fan to run down…

Reviewing Beasts of No Nation

I put off watching Beasts of No Nation because I didn’t imagine a movie about child soldiers in Africa would be an enjoyable watch, and I had a hard time picking a time where I thought, “I don’t mind being depressed for a couple hours.” But I’m glad that I watched it. And it wasn’t the…