Screwtape Chronicles Archives: October 2007
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26 October 2007
Film Review: Into The Wild
I just want to start this out by saying I called it. I should’ve written it down and mailed it to myself way back when, so I could open it up now and prove to everyone that I called it, just so there would be no doubt. However, I didn’t think to do that at the time (it wasn’t exactly a priority, you know?), so you’ll just have to trust me. What, pray tell, did I call? Emile Hirsch. I remember seeing The Girl Next Door, a sporadically funny but deeply flawed movie, when it first came out in theaters and just knowing that Hirsch was going places. And while Into the Wild isn’t going to transform him into a movie star a la Shia LaBeouf in Transformers, it certainly goes a long way towards establishing him as a serious actor with a lot to offer. Because Hirsch is pretty amazing in this film.
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15 October 2007
Book Review: Save Me From Myself
Save Me From Myself, a memoir written by former Korn co-lead guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, is an interesting and fairly well told story of drug addiction and religious salvation. If you didn’t already know, Welch quit Korn in 2005 after a religious awakening in which he felt led to completely give up drugs, end his career in Korn, and dedicate his life to Christ. In Save Me From Myself, Welch essentially explains how all this happened by talking about his early childhood, how Korn formed, what is what like for him to be in the band, his relationships with his fellow band members and his now ex-wife, his daughter, his drug addictions, and how all of that finally lead him to quit the band and dedicate his life to Christianity.
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2 October 2007
Dispatch: Unplanned Sabbatical Over
Hey there. It’s me, Ryan. I know I haven’t called in a while. That’s my bad. I had to take some personal time, you see. Had to look into that ole mirror and really take stock of the whole situation. And you know what? The prognosis is good, baby. And you can only benefit from that.
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