Category Archives: Lists

The 12 Year Rule of Musical Relevance Category 2: It’s quality, not quantity Stupid…

My theory is this; a musician has but 12 years to carve out a career and produce their best work. I am not talking 12 years from the day they pick up a guitar or a microphone, I mean 12 … Continue reading

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The 12 Year Rule of Musical Relevance Category 1: Live Fast, Die Young and produce a good sounding corpse…

Actors have it easy. If your cheekbones are at the right angle, you possess a decent smile and have a certain X factor that sets you apart there is the distinct possibility that you might earn a healthy living for … Continue reading

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2012 in OGR Review – Best & Worst (Movies, Music, TV & Comedy)

Apologies for the rushed appearance. I thought we’d all be fiery chunks of flesh by now for the Mayans to sift through, Unfortunately (for my sloppy work ethic) the only post-apocalypse in 2013 will be on film, and I only … Continue reading

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Top 10 hip-hop Artists of All Time

Over the past 3+ years I have rated my music – good and not so good – my movies by decade and genre, even my favourite stand up comedians. In fact I was wondering if I was running out of … Continue reading

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‘Hollywood Mega-Star’ Movie Demerits: Will Smith

Many respected and highly paid professions require their practitioners to be highly skilled and reliable at performing the basic aspects of the craft. In fact it is fair to say that the better remunerated the profession the greater the expectation … Continue reading

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OGR’s B Team – The ‘best of’ B movie actors & actresses

There are a million actors in Hollywood and across the globe, all vying for a finite number of roles each year. For some it simply takes a headshot to find a break, others a painstaking process coming up through the … Continue reading

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OGR’s 10 most Over-Rated Horror movies from this millennium.

This list was inspired by a 30 second stopover on Rotten Tomatoes prior to a DVD shop visit. A bit ‘over’ bad movies I decided to take some cues from proper critics and look up a few consensus gems. I … Continue reading

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The OGR Horror Movie Cliche List

A few months back I had a quick squiz at several recurring conventions that seem to appear and reappear in reasonably similar fashion in the action genre. They included the old staples like the ‘two chicks = one chickfight’, the … Continue reading

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IMDB Fake Trivia

Step Brothers In preparation for his role as Brennan Huff Ferrell watched ice hockey and ate Doritos. Sniper 2 Tom Berenger opted to take a crate of quality scotch whisky as his fee for reprising Thomas Beckett. Sniper 3 Tom … Continue reading

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2011 / 2012 Ratings Summary – My year in films, according to OGR…

Another year. Another couple kilos on a frame that doesn’t need them. Another dent in the couch. Another 287 films reviewed. Welcome to the third annual oneguyrambling.com Ratings Summary for the 2011/2012 year. Using my average of 95 minutes per … Continue reading

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