
Evans' blog is also now on the sidebar.
We watched Shutter Island this week. Set in 1954, Leonardo DiCaprio plays a federal marshall sent to a mental hospital to investigate the disappearance of a patient. At every turn, things seem to be more than they are and you never quite have a handle on what's going on until later in the movie. Well, most people may not have a handle on it...Coffeewife called the ending DURING THE OPENING FREAKING CREDITS. That's what I get for marrying a psychology major. Regardless, it is a great movie, with plenty of intrigue and mind-trippy stuff along the way. I'd probably call this one of the best movies I've seen so far this year.
I picked up the newest album by Robert Randolph and the Family Band this week, We Walk This Road. Randolph has always had a tinge of gospel to his music, and this one's a little more heavily infused with it. That's not a bad thing, or I suppose most who'd listen to him otherwise would think so. All in all, it's kind of a more understated, funky album. Randolph's guitar isn't as prominent...it seems to focus more on vocals. There are also some good bass licks that I want to learn.
I've also been on a Skillet kick again this week, mostly their album Collide, and mostly the title track: