The Kingdom Rocks

Went to see the Kingdom this weekend, and have to say, it's one of the best movies I've seen recently.

I love war movies so I wanted to see it anyway, but to be honest, I had mild expectations. But it was much better than expected. It had a great pace throughout, and then they really blow out the last 30 minutes. It was literally an edge-of-your seat action sequence for the last third. Highly recommended.

Also, as a design nerd, I thought the beginning of the movie was clever. To really appreciate this movie, it was important to understand the recent history of Saudi Arabia, and the US's tangled relationship with the Kingdom. So the first few minutes was a graphic timeline of events, to set the foundation for the story. It was a novel and interesting way to present this to viewers who don't know the history. Check it out.

Overall, highly recommended...

Joost is finally open!

One of the main reasons for my lack of blogging in the past year, Joost, just hit a major milestone.

Starting today, Joost is no longer invite-only. Which means anyone visiting Joost.com can download it. Which means we can really start to blow out our marketing activities. Which means I'll probably be much busier, and blogging even less!

All kidding aside, this is a very exciting, long-awaited day. I'm glad it's finally here.

If you're not already using Joost, make sure to download it. You'll also notice a fancy new version of Joost.com.

Here's one of my recent favorites to get you started: Yoga4Dudes.