Movies (And Other Things)

I have to preface this by saying that I'm terrible at watching movies, and while I can't expect the kind of insights I garnered from Basketball and Other Things (i.e. whether Karl Malone or a bear would fare better if they swapped places for the 1997 NBA season), I thoroughly enjoy Shea's writing. So here we go. What's the best gangster movie moment? Hell if I know, I've literally never watched more then 3 minutes of any Godfather movie. The Avengers? Haven't seen any of those either. That's why this book is so much fun. You don't have to have a deep knowledge of movie history (well, post-1980 movie history) to enjoy the connections Shea makes throughout the book (and, of course, Arturo's brilliant illustrations). Each chapter is also really brief, so when you have ten minutes, you can rip through a chapter without having to get stuck in the middle of a thought. I would strongly recommend buying this book so that Shea can write more books and I can read more books.

While Shea will never top his now legendary "The ‘If I Fought This Rapper, Would I Win?’ Chart" article from 2014, here we have his 3rd NYT Best Seller based around movies. If you have read Shea and like him and haven't bought this, you may as well turn in your FOH Army Card. If you haven't read Shea, then buy the book, read it, and now you can be part of the FOH Army. That's how it works. I think. There have never actually been any posted rules of entry. Not even sure if I'm in. I just started saying I was. Anyway, I could babble more (a lot more), but instead I'll tell you a story. I bought this book and when I got it I tore through it until I got to the Booksmart section. I skipped that because I hadn't seen it yet. Shea must've liked it, I surmised, if he put it in the book. I read the rest of the book and vowed to watch soon. The week I got the book I went back onto disability related to my Bipolar Depression. I spent a week or so just absolutely crushed. One night I saw the book and flipped through it and I felt a little better, then I came back to the Booksmart section. So I put it on. The movie was amazing. I read the section. Shea nailed it. So buy this book and see what he nails for you. Then go read the "The ‘If I Fought This Rapper, Would I Win?’ Chart" article. Because it is very helpful if you ever thought about fighting Pitbull.

Do you like movies? Do you like other things? Do you like written words? Do you like art? If you answered yes to any of these questions, just go ahead and pick up this book. You won't be disappointed. New York Times Best Selling Author Shea Serrano (6'3") delivers the goods with this epic tome. Don't take my word for it, just smash that buy button and find out for yourself. But what if you don't like books? I'm not sure why you're reading the reviews for a book if you don't like books or reading, but hey, smash that buy button anyway. Just put this book on a table or bookshelf and let people know how smart, funny, and good-looking you are. This book sends that message. Even if you don't want people to think you're smart, funny, and good-looking you should still buy this book. Why? Because Shea is one of the best people around, and this book is cool, and we should all be supporting cool people doing cool things.

I woke up today thinking winning the lotto and getting married to a supermodel were the best things in life, until I read this book. It belongs in the smithsonian, the greatest piece of literature can be yours for a price this cheap??? I should be charged for felony robbery for getting something this valuable for this price.

Shea Serrano is what GRR Martin wishes he could be. A prolific Chicano writer (BAOT, Rap Yearbook, Rap coloring book, a wedding thing) with a penchant for looking at media the way a stoner would but without the clutter. There hasn’t been anything this beautiful since Selena (R.I.P.). You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll buy another for your friends. 5 stars all day for Shea.