Despicable Me 2 review: a little bit despicable itself
In an almost terrifying reversal from the first film, this is crude, racist, and sexist, in entirely well-worn ways. (But the Minions are still funny.)
Year: 2013
Doctor Who thing: 50 years of the Doctor (and his enemies) in one graphic
Every Doctor, every companion, every villain, every story…
The Conjuring trailers: why I’m looking forward to yet another haunted house flick
Vera Farmiga. Patrick Wilson. Lili Taylor. Ron Livingston. With a cast like that, I’m there.
London photo of the day: ever so posh
Lobster-flavored crisps (aka potato chips). They didn’t actually taste very lobster-y. But they were nice anyway.
Doctor Who thing: the animated series that almost happened (but didn’t)
Dan Norton, an artist for DC Comics, recently revealed that he had been hired to work on concept art for a new BBC animated Doctor Who series…
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters trailer: piddling peril
When did fantasy movies get so dull and predictable?
London photo of the day: pennyfarthing for your thoughts
Decorative flourish on a building in Soho.
Cinema du Sanity: the racism in Hollywood issue
Tonto-versy! Johnny Depp now just prank-calling it in? Special Report: White Men in Hollywood: How Are They Doing? And more!
Jeff Robinov, who decreed that Warner Bros wouldn’t make movies with female leads, wants to not make women-led films elsewhere, probably
Not that this won’t be a mark in his favor with the other studios.
Doctor Who thing: fans putting a mini TARDIS into orbit
Did I mention that the mini TARDIS is solar-powered, and will have a camera and communications equipment that will send back pictures of Earth from the TARDIS in orbit? Cuz that’s happening too.
