omg: Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man

Mere days ago, I said that it was “about time Andrew Garfield broke out.” And it appears he’s on his way: a press release from Sony today announced that he has been cast as Peter Parker in the reboot of Spider-man. The press release doesn’t really have anything more to add except heaps of praise … more…

wtf: Harry Knowles laments what he hath wrought

It’s sort of beautiful, in its way. Like how a mushroom cloud is beautiful. Harry Knowles, commenting on rumors about something to do with whatever the hell is going on with Spider-Man these days and who the hell is gonna direct The Hobbit anyway actually has the nerve to chastise Variety for reporting speculation in … more…

The Last Airbender (review)

Shyamalan wanted to leave us shaking our heads and marveling at a terribleness that was not merely terrible, but a terribleness that leaves you astonished at just how very, very terrible it is.

trailer break: ‘Skeletons’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… The official description: In this surreal comedy, Davis and Bennett are a mismatched pair of travelling salesman in the business of cleaning skeletons from closets, exposing hidden secrets and lies. Assigned to a big job by their boss, The Colonel, the pair find themselves up against their … more…

watch it: “Universal Dead” Episodes 1 and 2

I featured the trailer for this project a few months back, and now it’s here. Episode 1: Episode 2: Writer Kelly Parks tells me that the Universal Dead team is finalizing talks for a studio-backed feature version. (I bet we see more projects originating online in coming years.) Monitor the YouTube channel for SpatterTelevision for … more…

like Fruity Oaty Bars…

…FlickFilosopher.com is Not Mandatory. I mean, if you’re here at all, you probably think that at least some of FlickFilosopher.com is Mandatory. But I get that not everyone is going to be into all the new Doctor Who and Female Gazing stuff going on lately. I hope that it’s relatively easy here to just skip … more…