Jack Brainard
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I'm a jack of all trades. My interests and writings will include video games, film, books, tv shows, politics, and food.
So come along on this journey and read my questionable opinions.
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Titan A.E.: A Review
This is a film that I did not watch until the age of 22. I did not get to experience this movie due to it being released a year after my birth, and the fact that it flopped probably obscured it from my parents when I was old enough to start watching films. However, I think that this is one of those films that is perhaps loved due to the nostalgia the film holds, many of my childhood films are viewed the same way for me.
By Jack Brainard3 years ago in Geeks
White Noise: A Review.
I want to preface this review by saying that I have not read the novel that this film is adapted from. So, this is a review of the film with zero understanding and relation to the Don Delillo novel. Personally, I believe that I would have liked it more if I had prior read the novel. There is a lot to unpack in this film, and Baumbach takes a massive swing with the themes and style found within this film. Some are home runs, others are strikeouts. Here is my review of Noah Baumbach's White Noise.
By Jack Brainard3 years ago in Geeks
All Quiet on the Western Front: A Review.
The biggest compliment I can give the 2022 adaption of All Quiet on the Western Front is that it tries to properly convey the anti war nature of the original material. However, I believe it fails in this regard, and focuses more on action set pieces, rather than live in the quiet moments between the fighting.
By Jack Brainard3 years ago in Geeks
The Nook: Restaurant Review
When I started this Vocal account, I didn't quite know what I wanted to write about. I knew that I wanted to critique films and video games, and eventually music and art, but outside those mediums I had very little I wanted to explore in my writing. However, since then, it turns out I have a lot of things I want to write about, and a lot of regrets.
By Jack Brainard3 years ago in Feast
Why Starfield Worries Me
Since E3 Expo is no more, we get this hodge-podge of summer gaming events that showcase the "next big things" in gaming, and since Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda last year, there was one showcase that would (or should) outshine the rest, and that is the Microsoft Showcase, which showed the next big games coming for Xbox and PC within the next 12 months.
By Jack Brainard4 years ago in Gamers
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is Perfectly Fine
With the third movie in the new Jurassic World trilogy soon to be released, I decided that I would re-watch the films to catch up a little bit. Not that I really needed too, I've been a fan my entire life of Jurassic Park, and these films scratched that dinosaur itch.
By Jack Brainard4 years ago in Geeks
Jackass Forever: A Spoiler Free Review. Top Story - April 2022.
To preface this review, I must state that Jackass has a special place in my heart. Many late nights were spent watching the Jackass crew perform their stunts and antics while I was growing up. It was one of myself, and my friend groups go to series for sleep overs or just to put something on. It was a series that I enjoyed and grew up with.
By Jack Brainard4 years ago in Geeks
The Problem with Cyberpunk 2077
There are few games that have caused as much as a stir as Cyberpunk 2077 in recent memory. Maybe since Mass Effect 3. Love it or hate it, Cyberpunk will change the game industry, preferably for the better, but possibly for the worst. CD Projekt Red has done it again, but not in the way they thought they would.
By Jack Brainard4 years ago in Gamers
Chungking Express: A Review
I was first introduced to Wong Kar-Wai through the film In the Mood for Love. Initially, I hated this film. I thought it dragged on, I was disinterested in the adulterous romance of the two main characters, on top of that was the repeating soundtrack. Hearing it over and over again, I nearly lost my mind.
By Jack Brainard5 years ago in Geeks
Jurassic Park: A Review
Few pictures reach the legendary status of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. First opening to audiences in 1993, I can hardly imagine the giddiness the movie-goers had seeing dinosaurs captured in such detail and magnificence for the first time on the big screen in such a way. We all know the scene and shot as well. Just as our big three are introduced to the park's true nature, so is the audience. Paired with the swirling score of the masterful John Williams, it can only be described as pure cinema.
By Jack Brainard5 years ago in Geeks
