She Monkeys (Apflickorna) (review)
I’m struggling to find reasons to do more than merely coolly appreciate, from an emotional distance, the disagreeably detached dissection of young girls’ sexuality on offer…
The Raid (aka The Raid: Redemption) (Serbuan maut) (review)
It’s a movie, not the latest first-person shooter, but it might as well be.
cute animal video: bouncing lamb
I bet you never realized that “spring lamb” was a description of its motion, not the season of its birth.
Doctor Who thing of the day: the legend of the Doctor in the game DragonVale
Apparently the lady Ami’Lya will appear at the Ami’Lya Pond and call forth a great leader in time of need, though no one is sure who…
The Pact (trailer)
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and posit that if you’re in a haunted house, playing with a Ouija board is probably not the best idea.
question of the day: What is the modern appeal of Sherlock Holmes?
Does his emotional coldness and daunting intellect have something to say to us that strikes a particular chord right now? Or is Holmes a perennial favorite that storytellers will be returning to and updating far into the future?
London photo of the day: bunting and trash
Jubilee bunting trashbags would make the streets near Piccadilly Circus more festive…
it’s been 22 years since Jim Henson died… (and other adventures in social networking)
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
The Dictator (review)
A stunning failure, certainly compared to Borat and Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen is clearly aware of whom the targets of his satiric ire should be, but he couldn’t figure out how to make it work.
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (review)
Those with a very low tolerance for indie quirk may find their patience tried, but I, who have been mixed on the Duplass Brothers and really hated their last film, kinda couldn’t help being charmed by this one.
