‘Doctor Who’ blogging: check back tomorrow

Ack! I’m never gonna finish writing up last night’s episode, “The Shakespeare Code,” before I’ve gotta run out for the rest of the day, so check back tomorrow. I’m nearly done watching the remainder of this season’s episodes, and all I gotta say is this: I want a t-shirt that reads “the angels have the … more…

Evening (review)

Bittersweet and deeply, achingly romantic, this perfect, perfect film — based on Susan Minot’s novel — enfolds regrets and memories and love and hope in the snug embrace of a story of how one moment can send us careening down a path we never expected.

‘Eureka’ returns and reels me in

[spoilers!] I’m not sure why I never really watched Eureka last summer, particularly after everyone started raving about it. I still haven’t quite caught up, even with the first season now on DVD, and with the Sci Fi Channel’s multiple marathon catchups. But I figured I might as well dive right in with the new … more…

‘Captivity’ promises to be a feminist dream

There’s a party at the Privilege nightclub on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood tonight. It’s to celebrate the release, this coming Friday, of the new film Captivity. There’s gonna be cage fighting, Suicide Girls, and a warren of live torture rooms. I was invited, but of course I’m on the East Coast and no one offered … more…