about the author

Where to begin...

... My name is Ashley. I work at your local video store. I'm your average 20 something with nothing more to do than watch movies "for a living." I'm a self-proclaimed "big deal" and a glorified college drop-out. I live in sin in central Ohio with my wonderful boyfriend. We're big dorks.

I decided to create this blog to have something to do. I suppose I dream to some day be the next big movie critic, but I'm not very eloquent and I'm more personal than practical. Sometimes I'll like movies solely because a specific actor is in it (i.e., Ghost Rider) and I can hate them for the same reason (i.e., Batman Begins). That being said, my critiques won't give you a real professional outlook on the movie, but a raw, honest, and personal outlook. Seeing as I have to shorten my "what's this movie about" to one to two sentences when I'm at work, I'll include that as well.

I love watching movies and one thing I dare to do different is blog while I'm watching movies. I first came up with that idea (although done before, I'm sure) when I was watching Transformers. I was chatting with an on-line pal and most of the conversation was interupted with "wows" and "I love Bumble Bees." So along with a general outlook on the movie, you can also view my "walkthrough" section. That will be the most candid and spoilerific (new word) as I will have a "hold nothing back" outlook on what I'm writing about. I suggest you read that after you've seen the movie.

I enjoy feedback. Maybe you liked a movie I hated or hate a movie I liked; either way I love to argue. So, bring it. Along with feedback, I like to invite my way-cool friends to blog with me. They are usually smarter than I am and one of them writes insightful poems about... life, and stuff.

It's also important to mention that the movies I'll be talking about are mostly already out. I very rarely go to the local theater to pay and see movies... I'm cheap and get all my movies free at work. Therefore my posts will be about movies that are being released to video on Tuesdays. For example... If "Movie A" were coming out on Tuesday October 30th, you'd have your review the week before.

Lastly, I gather most, if not all, of my general trivia knowledge, actor guides, etc. from The Internet Movie Data Base. I suggest you check it out if you haven't already. With that said, kudos to IMDB for being awesome. And, if you're looking on buying a movie (which I highly recommend), I suggest you use my most favorite online store, Amazon.com.