what’s your favorite dinosaur?
Mine’s gotta be T. rex. Because she never let the handicap of her hilariously tiny arms stop her from being a bad-ass.
English school summer fete photo of the day: tug of war
Because children put to manual labor is an English tradition.
Pacific Rim review: the world goes to war
A war movie in the grandest tradition, set in a rich new fictional universe that we’re going to be talking about for a long time.
Doctor Who thing: bake (and party) like a Time Lord
Lakeland, a kitchen-and-home chain in the U.K., has just introduced a Doctor Who line of bakeware and party stuff. Squee!
Girl Most Likely trailer: Kristen Wiigs out
I’ve seen this, and it’s great.
English school summer fete photo of the day: no face paint in the bouncy castle
There were some hard choices being made on that day, I can tell you…
15% off everything for U.S. Zazzle shoppers
Save 15% on everything at the U.S. Zazzle store with code BDAYBAGTREAT, through 11:59pm Pacific time Saturday July 13th.
Best Friends Forever review: the end of the world as women see it
Smartly stylish, refracting familiar fictional events and themes through a little-used cinematic prism: that of women’s perspectives.
you think Hollywood movies are bland now?
They’re about to get a lot blander in order to appeal to the burgeoning Chinese market.
Blancanieves review: silent style
A valentine to early filmmaking, this silent-movie pastiche is gorgeous, lush, and bursting with passion. It presents a familiar fairy tale with a wondrous air of freshness and newfound intimacy.
