What Does My Attraction to Hyper-Violent Movies Say About Me?
April 29, 2010 – 7:47 am | No Comment

The Monkey and I attempt to understand our attraction to violence in film, an attraction well-manifested even in supposedly sane, spiritually-inclined, and well-balanced human beings, like us, for instance.

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Overcoming Defensiveness
October 21, 2007 – 1:33 am | 3 Comments
Overcoming Defensiveness

But I won the good fight this time. Quiet the Monkey, I repeated to myself, over and over again. Quiet the Monkey. Quiet the Monkey. Quiet the Monkey. In time, he found a little patch of gray matter in the outskirts of my mind, curled up into a ball, and fell fast asleep, resting up for the next big fight.

The Kingdom Came and Went
October 17, 2007 – 11:59 am | 3 Comments
The Kingdom Came and Went

Here’s a review for the film, THE KINGDOM, currently available on DVD…
The skinny: The Monkey in My Mind says 5.5 (out of ten).
I am a fan of geopolitical thrillers and was pretty pumped to see …