Torchwood Series 2 Finale Upsets Even Hitler…

Oh man, I haven’t laughed so hard in ages. But don’t watch if you haven’t finished Season 2 of Torchwood: Thanks to Mark Bourne, my DVD editor at Film.com, and reader David for pointing this out to me. Speaking of: If you get HDnet, you should be watching Torchwood on Monday nights — the network … more…

‘Doctor Who’ mid season trailer

Don’t watch it if you don’t want to know what’s coming up: The names of the remaining episodes are: Episode 8: “Silence in the Library” (Part One), by Steven Moffat (just aired in England tonight) Episode 9: “Forest of the Dead” (Part Two), by Moffat Episode 10: “Midnight,” by Russell T. Davies Episode 11: “Turn … more…

I still hate John Scalzi

But what he has to say in his latest piece at AMC’s blog — “Why the Movie Version of Your Favorite SciFi Book Stinks, Part I” — is spot on. John says in the article that he spent last weekend at an SF convention (as I did, though not at the same one), and that … more…

my take of the ‘Lost’ season finale

Over at Film.com. If you’d like to comment, please do so there. Speaking of Lost, have you seen Sawyer’s Nickname Generator on the official Lost site? Here’s what James would call me: Huckleberry Pinhead? I’m pretty sure that means he loves me.

Sex and the City: The Movie (review)

I felt like some sort of alien anthropologist watching this movie, as if I were being presented with the strangest and most inexplicable creatures imaginable, and was being asked, out of all reason, to understand them.

screencap Friday: what the flick? #22

Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. Last week’s was so tough that no one guessed it, so I’ll give you a little clue here. … more…

The Strangers (review)

Just what the world needs: a 1970s throwback horror movie combining the kind of outrageous elements of that decade’s scary stories with all the real-life fake nightmares of the 2000s.

geek wish list: Neil Gaiman writes ‘Doctor Who’

I’ve been fantasizing for quite a while about what a Neil Gaiman-penned episode of Doctor Who would look like, and I may actually find out. Though everyone is being circumspect about it. From Comic Book Resources: [S]ome people see Steven as transforming Doctor Who into something very different. That’s not true, Steven has been a … more…