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About Me


Just your average, everyday, 23-year-old dude who sees way too many movies than he should. I watch movies for both entertainment value and to analyze them, to look beyond the surface and look at a film's deeper themes. In other words, I'm a movie critic, and I love my job and the huge variety of films I seek out to watch. I'm a Journalism major and Film Studies minor at UW-River Falls, but my dream job would to be a film critic on a much larger scale than what I'm at now. I'm also a budding playwright and actor, so yeah, I'm pretty much guaranteed to never have a job. Ever. :-DMy weekly movietalk radio show, "The Mad Movie Man," is back on the air! Listen to co-host Ken Weigend and I wax cinematic every Monday afternoon at 5 P.M. (Central time) on: www.pureradio887.com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

David Mamet and Roger Ebert. I want to be their homies.

My Blog

The Month in Movies - March 2009

Number of First-Time Viewings (this month): 37Number of First-Time Viewings (this year, so far): 109THE BRILLIANT (****)(none)THE GREAT (*** ½)WatchmenRachel Getting MarriedRanTHE PURTY GOOD (***)Carm...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:37:00 GMT

The Month in Movies - February 2009

Good morrow, one and all. It's the start of a new month, which means it's time to get together and talk about what movies you all saw over the previous month. Here's my viewing slate for February '09....
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:59:00 GMT

The Month in Movies - January 2009

A new year is upon us, so that means keeping tally on all your cinematic viewings for the year (that is, should you be nerdy enough to accept the challenge). Here's what I saw in January, as always on...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:54:00 GMT

A.J.'s Review Roundup 9

It's been a while since I've posted one of my world-famous Review Roundups, so I shalln't keep the writhing masses waiting any longer. And by writhing masses, I mean you, Ike.---------The Adventure of...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:50:00 GMT

A.J.'s Oscar Predictions - 2009

Well, folks, the 2009 Oscar nominations have now been announced, the full list of which can be read here (http://a.oscar.go.com/media/2009/html/print09.html). I'm as terrible at making predictions as ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:41:00 GMT

The Year in Movies - 2008

In short, this is the same as my Month in Movies posts, only it applies to all the movies seen over the entire year of 2008. Here are my various awards picks for the films I saw. Feel free to contribu...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:29:00 GMT

The Month in Movies - December 2008

December has come to an end, and with 2009 already upon us, it's about time for the final installment of 2008's Month in Movies summaries. Here's what I caught in December, on a **** scale...Number of...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:24:00 GMT

A.J.'s Review Roundup 8

Heyo, everyone. 'Tis my first night home as a college grad, and in the spirit of the holidays, I thought I'd post another edition of my Review Roundup. I hope you get the chance to check some of my st...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:33:00 GMT

The Month in Movies - November 2008

The year's winding down on another awesome year of film, folks. Just one more month to go until the big '09, but until then, here's my viewing round-up for November '08, on a **** scale...Number of Fi...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:29:00 GMT

A.J.’s Review Roundup 7

Happy holidays, everyone! I hope you're all enjoying your Thanksgiving break. To commemorate the occasion, I thought I'd present a smorgasbord of my latest reviews, collected over the past month. I ho...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:09:00 GMT