The 11th Hour (review)

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This ain’t bread-and-circuses infotainment intended to distract us from the very real, very dangerous problems we face as a society. It’s exactly the opposite, and absolutely terrifying. “Not only is it the 11th hour,” states one of the numerous and impressively credential experts here, “it’s 11:59 and 59 seconds.”

in Eureka, all the children are above average

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[spoilers!] (previous Eureka blogging here and here) Eat your heart out, Garrison Keillor: In the little town of Eureka, all the children really are above average. It struck me while watching last night’s episode of the Sci Fi Channel original series that the last three installments have been, in some way or another, about the … more…

my week at the movies: ‘The Invasion,’ ‘The Last Legion,’ ‘Mr. Bean’s Holiday,’ ‘The Nanny Diaries,’ ‘The Nines,’ ‘Dedication,’ ‘Resurrecting the Champ’

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psyched, but dreading Oh, it’s August, all right. There’s not much I’m gonna see this week that is inspiring a great deal of excitement for me. I’m kinda looking forward to The Invasion [opens wide August 17], because it’s science fiction and I’m a sucker for that, and also because it stars Daniel Craig and … more…

‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Lazarus Experiment”

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This is like an old-style ‘Doctor Who’ episode: the mad scientist who pushes beyond boundaries of whatever, and the Doctor must stop him, blah blah blah. It’s pretty standard, actually. Most of what’s really fascinating about this episode is on the periphery, or in the background, or doesn’t become obvious until you rewatch it after you’ve seen the entire season.

VHS tapes?

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Spotted at the IMDB: Sales of Hi-Def DVDs Outpace VHS Tapes My first thought: VHS tapes still exist as new consumer items on sale now, and not just as doorstops in my apartment? (Technorati tags: VHS)