the show goes on without Tennant

As reader BillM (and others) noted in comments, David Tennant has had to drop out of West End performances of Hamlet through at least Christmas. At first it was just a nonspecified “back injury” that forced him to miss one performance, then a second, then it was “out for weeks to recover from surgery for … more…

trailer break: ‘Inkheart’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Yeah, it does bear a certain resemblance to Bedtime Stories, the Adam Sandler comedy opening in the U.S. on Christmas Day, what with stories coming alive when read, and I’d suspect that’s why this film isn’t opening in the U.S. today, as it is in the … more…

Delgo (review)

It’s a good thing I just bought the *Wall-E* DVD, because I’m gonna need to watch it at least a dozen times to scrub the horrors of *Delgo* out of my brain.

dream cast: hypothetical new ‘Blake’s 7’ series

It’s still Thursday for another couple of hours where I am, so it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week: Blake’s 7, the 1978-1981 BBC science fiction show. A revival has been rumored for years, but as right now, there’s nothing definite in the pipeline. (Don’t … more…

Nothing Like the Holidays (review)

Surely the concept of ‘family’ is one of the laziest bits of shorthand Hollywood films use as a shortcut for bypassing all the necessary drama that should otherwise be transporting a character from Point A to Point B over the course of a well-told story.

watch it: “Hamster On A Piano (Eating Popcorn)”

Continuing today’s rodential theme: This could be the embodiment of Web video right here: adorable, pointless, and complete with a horribly catchy tune that wants you to get up and dance and, at the same time, claw your eardrums out.https://www.flickfilosopher.com/MT336-static/images/formatting-icons/field-smaller.gif And yet, there’s something weirdly special about it. Someone had to have the idea to … more…

trailer break: ‘The Tale of Despereaux’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… This really is just too cute for words. He’s not a mouse, he’s a gentleman? Awww. I was worried that that bit about the soup and the rat early on was getting a little too close to Ratatouille territory, but I think it’s okay. Banishing soup… … more…