the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Housebroken’

Danny DeVito looks grumpy because he has been reduced to appearing in direct-to-DVD crap. No, wait, it’s an irresistible combination of out-of-control antics and raunchy humor! With its irresistible combination of out-of-control antics and raunchy humor, HOUSEBROKEN rocks the house with nonstop laughter! Dad (Danny DeVito, TV’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) has finally retired … more…

bias update: March 29

obsession: Canadian TV (and film) (because I’m hungry for something new and good) boyfriend: Jack Davenport in FlashForward (because he’s just basically the most perfect man ever) psyched: Matt Smith’s debut as the Doctor (though I’m dreading it a little, too, like I haven’t since Tom Baker regenerated into Peter Davison… and I was already … more…

because superstition is more fun when it’s predatory

TLC, the cable network that used to be called The Learning Channel but which had to change its name because it suddenly realized that it offered no programming with any educational content, continues its slide into rubbernecking idiocy with Paranormal Court (via SouthCoastToday.com): Robert Hansen, a psychic medium famous among people gullible enough to believe … more…

trailer break: ‘Kick-Ass’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I understand why the geek community is very very very very very very psyched for this movie. I don’t see how this movie is much different from Mystery Men, however. Kick-Ass opens in the U.K. on April 2, and in the U.S. and Canada on April 16.

if you love me (part 2)…

…you’ll recommend me. At the suggestion of reader Dokeo, I’m trying a little experiment in building traffic and word of mouth for the next couple of weeks. I’m asking regular readers to forward to their friends their favorite FlickFilosopher.com post from the past week. These are some of my own favorites, if I may make … more…

retro trailer: ‘Back to the Future’

Take a look back at an old trailer… Hot Tub Time Machine has got me nostalgic for this movie… “Doctor Brown” just sounds wrong, doesn’t it? It’s Doc Brown… Interesting, too, how this trailer features actual music from the actual movie. Usually, trailers are cut so far in advance of the completion of a film … more…