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Category Archives: Reviews
The Wrath of Spock
We just got back from seeing the new Star Trek movie and the short version of the review: Awesome! The long version, with spoilers: Updated
Posted in Geek, Movies, Reviews, Star Trek
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BSG: Coming Home
Spoilers aplenty!
Posted in Battlestar Galactica, Geek, Reviews, Television
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In Which I confess My Geek Heresy
Elvira and I saw Watchmen this weekend. The short version of my review: What Scalzi said. It was good, though it did drag a little. Most of the graphic novel was there on the screen, which, while impressive, was unnecessary. … Continue reading
Whimpers And Bangs In The Dark
Elvira and I saw The Dark Knight on Friday and we’re both really impressed. If Batman Begins was the film that Batman’s Mythology deserved, a crystalline compilation of everything great about the character with the excess fat of seventy years … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Movies, Reviews
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A Gaggle of Short Movie Reviews
The Incredible Hulk was better than I thought it would be and much better than Ang Lee’s Hulk. It ties into the mythology of the Marvel Universe well, setting up ideas like the Super Soldier program, eluding to Captain America … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Movies, Reviews
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No Time For Plot, Doctor Jones
We saw Indiana Jones and the [place] of the [spooky noun] Friday night and were amused enough not to get up and leave so I guess it was alright. I had medium expectations going in and they were met. I … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Heads Against Walls, Movies, Reviews
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Birds, Planes, Etc.
This weekend, I picked up the hardback edition of All-Star Superman, collecting the first 6 issues and, speaking as a tenured comic book nerd and a hypercritical lit geek, it’s the best dam superhero comic I’ve read in years, maybe … Continue reading
And Then The Polar Bears
I was very disappointed by the Golden Compass. Inevitably, it will be compared to Lord of the Rings, mostly because the first trailer explicitly tried to tie this to it,like they were conjoined cinematic twins. But The Golden Compass is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies, Reviews
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Annual Turkey Day Film Festival and Review
It was a movie-filled weekend here for Thanksgiving. We watched a lot of oldies on DVD: The Thing from Another World, Charade, Breakfast at Tiffany’s (which my Mom had never seen!), Forbidden Planet, and The Day The Earth Stood Still.* … Continue reading
Eat the Fucking Madeleine Already!
I couldn’t do it. There’s just no way I can say anything intelligent about In Search of Lost Time without coming off as flippant. the prose is alternately brilliant and claustrophobic, like you’re wrapped in a blanket and being dunked … Continue reading