Reviews

Unstoppable review

Emma Rose Johnson

November 11, 2010 56

This! train! is...we won't say it.

“Welcome to the Rileys” review

October 28, 2010 31

Okay, we get it. Kristen Stewart is awkward

Hereafter review

October 24, 2010 15

Clint Eastwood's spiritual drama

Paranormal Activity 2 review

October 22, 2010 18

A somewhat refreshing horror movie

Red review

Emma Rose Johnson

October 15, 2010 28

Tries to be too deep

Secretariat review

Emma Rose Johnson

October 7, 2010 29

It's a little bit Seabiscuit, but not.

“The Social Network” is a triumph

Emma Rose Johnson

October 1, 2010 41

We'll say it: Best movie of the year

Ryan Reynolds is superb in unremarkable “Buried”

September 24, 2010 6

A 94-minute exercise in claustrophobia

It’s hard to hate “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”

Emma Rose Johnson

September 23, 2010 38

But we can hate the 10th montage and 100th camera spin

“Easy A” isn’t awful, but it’s not John Hughes either

September 18, 2010 44

A pleasant romp through high school

We have a crush on “The Town”

September 18, 2010 30

And Jeremy Renner is really turning into a star

The Virginity Hit review

Emma Rose Johnson

September 17, 2010 59

They seemed pleased with their cleverness. We don't.

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop review

Emma Rose Johnson

September 17, 2010 75

Wonderful acting makes this a must-see

Iâ€™m Still Here review

September 15, 2010 57

Joaquin Phoenix "documentary" fails the test

Lebanon review

September 9, 2010 12

Playing in West Newton and Lamdmark Kendall Square

The American review

September 2, 2010 12

Beautiful without all the action

Takers review

August 26, 2010 12

This sucks even by sucky movie standards

Lottery Ticket review

August 20, 2010 27

What would you do if you won the lottery?

The Switch review

Emma Rose Johnson

August 20, 2010 11

Surprised? A generic rom-com with Jennifer?

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World review

Emma Rose Johnson

August 12, 2010 34

Easy to like, hard to love

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!