Magic Mike movie review: it’s got no clothes
A workplace bromantic comedy about men from a male POV: the workplace just happens to be a (male) strip club. Rather tame and rather dull, for a movie about guys taking their clothes off. Magic? No.
Turn Me On, Dammit! (review)
Almost shocking in how it depicts 15-year-old Alma’s all-consuming confusion, anxiety, and sexual desperation: with the same candid carnality of the horny-boy subgenre…
Doctor Who thing of the day: the Doctor as humanist hero
What do you think? Is the Doctor a humanist hero, and/or an icon of atheism? (Paul F. Cockburn at The Freethinker thinks so…)
People Like Us (trailer)
Chris Pine can’t tell Elizabeth Banks he’s her brother. I’m sure there’s a completely sensible reason for this. *facepalm*
question of the day: What part of a favorite movie do you refuse to watch?
Is there a movie (or movies) you can watch over and over again, except for just that one scene?
London photo of the day: this way to the Olympics
New signposts for new visitors…
if R-rated movies were kids’ books (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
God Bless America (redband trailer and tix info for London premiere)
“Why have a civilization if we’re no longer interested in being civilized?” Oh boy. This is gonna be… interesting.
question of the day: Is it okay for female action heroes to use sex as a superpower?
Does it undermine their talents of brains and brawn if they utilize their sexuality? Is an insult to these characters to presume that they should not use whatever talent they may possess — including their sexuality — to do good, save the world, or whatever needs to be done?
