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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is good for one obvious reason: Nicholas Cage. Do you like Nicholas Cage? is a polarising question, with some think he's a hammy Hollywood hack who owes his career to nepotism and others that Cage one is of a few performance artists trying to elevate the art, seeing every role as an opportunity to do something fresh and memorable. But if you love Cage, you'll likely enjoy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.  Unlike the D-grade buddy-crime film that flounders around him, Cage mesmerises in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. 'How hard can it be to play yourself?' is one of the many interesting questions the movie poses. Non-acting celebrities are made to do this regularly in cameo appearances, like Ed Sheeran, Paris Hilton, Simon Cowell etc. apart from a few hilarious exception s , most people do a serviceable job of playing themselves in front of a camera, from Dave Grohl to Michael Jordan. But this movie made me think o...

 Al Bowlly is the man who sings the song at the end of the Shining ( Midnight the Stars and You ).  Born at the turn of the 20th century, Bowlly had a lovely voice and also a lovely face (see below).  So I personally recommend the magic of Al Bowlly, however, if that crusty old music isn't for you I still recommend his Wikipedia page .  Man had a 'series of odd jobs in South Africa, including barber and jockey.' And that's just the first line! What a life that must've been. Jockeying as a side hustle to fund your music career. I had a job washing dishes at in a hotel to fund my attempt to enter the world of marketing. I'm hoping for Aaron Paul to play me in the movie but we'll see.  He also  shredded on guitar too because of course he did. I wont spoil the wiki for you but it sure has a wild ending.  That's it! (the editor) Dan.

This is a haiku What does your COVID vaccine  say about you?... dude:  AstraZeneca - You’re a sensual risk taker. You’re over 30 and lovin’ it #wotclot.   Pfizer - You’re too cool for easy transportation and get pretty faded, pretty quickly. You call all your anti-vax haters ‘Mrs. Doubt-Pfizer’. Johnson & Johnson - One dose of you is more than enough.    Novavax - Good with new people and particularly popular in the UK for less than obvious reasons (like Nando’s).    Moderna - Like Pfizer but you have a funnier name. You also like pregnant women. You love hijinks and hate goodbyes.    Sinovac - You make a bad first impression, but your second impression is nearly ok.    Sputnik V - You’re a true underdog. Everybody scoffs and laughs at you at the beginning but you soon prove them wrong. You’ve got nothing to do with space though, and this surprises people. (the editor) Dan.

Unless you were living under a Dwayne Johnson last year, you will have heard of the sad passing of one of Western Civilisation’s most beloved icons: DMX. DMX was born Earl Simmons on the 18th of December in 1970. The ‘D’ stood for ‘Dark’, the ‘M’ stood for ‘Man’ and the ‘X’ didn’t stand for anything. It was just ‘X’. A teacher, X would show the world how to ‘stop, drop, shut ‘em down, open up shop.’ A generous man, X’s inclination was always to ‘give it to ya’, but in the end he had no more of ‘it’ to give. He is survived by his 15 children. (the editor) Dan.   

doin' puzzles and gettin' scared      This is full of spoilers Just finished playing 'Silent Hill 4: The Room' and it's here I stop with the Silent Hill series. If you're reading this (and not somebody I'm forcing my blog on) you're probably a Silent Hill fan and already know these first four games are the ones developed by the illustrious ( though at times apparently dubious ) Team Silent.  After '4' the Team Silent dissolved. And with them so too does my interest in SH games produced thereafter. There are too many other games out there and only so many years a man can live and so many hours he can justify devoting to video games, love them though a man might. I simply and desperately don't want to play Homecoming, Book of Memories or the one with the frosty cover. Because by all accounts and my own personal fleeting impressions, they look shite. And no. I didn't play P.T. It is with great distress the whole thing passed me by before I g...

This is the first blog of Big Hog's Blog.  I'm actually not a hog. I'm a bloke.  Sort of like how Donkey Kong isn't a Donkey at all. He's an ape. And he's not even an ape.  He's a fuckin' cartoon character made for a video game by Shigeru Miyamoto.  And he wasn't even the main character. He was the bad guy.  Not even the main bad guy. That was Bowser.  And Nintendo hired a guy named 'Doug Bowser' as the head of Nintendo America. How fuckin' funny is that? Anyway I digress.... Pixar then ripped off Shigeru and his Donkey Kong Ape to create Wreck-It Ralph.  And this blog I suppose is about shit like that I guess. Thanks! (the editor) Dan.