question of the weekend: Which fictional character would you adopt into your extended family to make gatherings more interesting?

Which fictional character would you adopt into your extended family to make gatherings more interesting? For me, this is a no-brainer: I’d invite the Doctor, my favorite Gallifreyan Time Lord, and not just for the selfish reason of having his company for myself. He’d have great stories to tell about his travels and adventures, and … more…

Killers (review)

Kutcher is barely plausible in those TV ads for digital cameras, sneaking up on people to take their pictures. A spy and hired killer? Don’t make me laugh.

screencap Friday: what the flick? #126

Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from a DVD… and just to make things harder for 2010, this one is from a TV show which may or may not be in my collection (it’s sooo much easier to do screengrabs now that Netflix is streaming to my computer). Guess the TV show — you don’t … more…

omg: make your own Wil Wheaton/John Scalzi fanfic

Or Clash of the Geeks. You know who Wil Wheaton is: the erstwhile Wesley Crusher, currently professional geek and keeper of WWdN: In Exile — which always makes me do a double take, because I expect the wWdN to stand for “What Would Wil Wheaton Do?” which it might as well do, seeing as how … more…

trailer break: ‘I Am Love’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, Tilda Swinton, I do love you something fierce. I wish I loved this movie that much… I Am Love is now playing in the U.K.; it opens theatrically in the U.S. and Canada on June 18.

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘Splice,’ ‘Death at a Funeral,’ ‘The Brothers Bloom,’ more

U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE Get Him to the Greek: Rock stars (ie, Russell Brand) are a mess, and the normal people who are their fans (ie, Jonah Hill) are only slightly less a mess. Such is the plight of humanity. If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008): Which … more…