‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Daleks in Manhattan”
Well, it was bound to happen, and the longer this new ‘Doctor Who’ went on, the more likely it became: Here we have the first not-very-good episode of the new incarnation of the show.
I Know Who Killed Me (review)
Bad is easy: this level of awful approaches the genius.
Talk to Me (review)
Oh my god and wonder of wonders, here we have a studio movie — a drama! — starring not one but two actors-of-color. God, what a terrible phrase. Don’t we all have a color? Okay: two actors who aren’t the usual medium peachy-beige of those who typically get to star in studio movies unless their name is Denzel Washington.
The Simpsons Movie (review)
It’s good to see Groening and Co. back on their game again — it feels like it’s been a while since the TV show made me laugh this hard…
some bits of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie
If you know the brilliant Hugh Laurie only from House, which was the introduction the majority of American audiences had to the British actor, then you probably don’t know that before taking on the role of the cranky doctor, Laurie was celebrated primarily as a comic actor. Oh, it’s true that there are aspect of … more…
will ‘Sicko’ prompt a revolution, or will all that anger go to waste?
Sicko has been playing for a month and is now on more than 1,100 screens, officially a wide release, and reactions from viewers has been, in some instances, remarkable. FlickFilosopher.com reader Dan, in Tempe, Arizona, sent me this report from the screening he attended: The one thing that really hit me hard was after the … more…
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Gridlock”
I’ve seen this episode three or four times now, and each time, I think more highly of it. I’m not crazy about the New New York stuff for starters — it’s just not alien enough for five *billion* years in the future, but, okay: whatever.
my week at the movies: ‘No Reservations,’ ‘The Simpsons Movie,’ ‘I Know Who Killed Me’
It’s another slow week at the movies for me. I know, I know: “only” three movies in a week sounds like a lot, and it is, compared to what the average person sees (three movies in a year in the theater is closer). But I usually average more like six. So it feels like kind … more…
‘Eureka’ is a geek paradise
I’m making a special point of not missing Eureka this year, cuz it’s nice to see a show in which most of the characters are such big ol’ geeks. That’s usually a “type” — “the science nerd” — but here geeks are filling all the dramatic niches: the leader, the (sorta) villain, the criminals, the … more…
the future of film is not ‘Hot Rod,’ sorry
Last night The People spoke, via YouTube, directly to Democratic candidates for president, who were on the spot and required to answer. Now that the spunky little Internet video service is apparently on the verge of saving democracy and liberty and stuff, it seems like nothing to mention that, oh yeah, the first YouTube stars … more…
