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I have no idea what prompted this, since clearly the writer believes I am psychic in addition to being smug and elitist. Still, it’s too good not to share: Five things I hate WAY more than “Juno”: 1) “Atonement” )now THAT’S overrated!) 2) Sean “Scumbag” Penn 3) Aretha Franklin’s flabby arms (buy an outfit with … more…

…discussed by me over at Film.com. Sayid in a tux… yum…

Speaking of doing 18 different jobs here… I was up literally all night doing some tweaking to the backend of the site, fiddling around with PHP includes and other stuff that I hoped would help solve a hugely frustrating problem I’m having with Movable Type rebuilds hanging midjob. (That won’t mean anything to anyone who … more…

I’m constantly getting emails from people who want me to identify that one movie they saw once starring that guy whose name they can’t remember but he was in that other movie the name of which has slipped the mind but that girl from that TV show was in it too, or want to know … more…

I’ll be a guest at the science fiction convention Boskone in Boston next weekend, Friday, February 15, through Sunday, February 17. I’ll be talking about movies and TV and being a geek (a full schedule of my panels follows after the jump), and I’ll be hosting a room party on Saturday night: expect genteel refreshments; … more…

My reaction is over at Film.com. Discuss here if you like.

I’ve just discovered that the “send to a friend” feature at the bottom of each post isn’t working, and probably hasn’t been for a while. I wish someone had let me know about that — I could have been looking into it ages ago. I’ve been having a lot of trouble, actually, with my Web … more…

I’m blogging about Lost like I did in the fall about Heroes over at Film.com. Check out my take on last night’s episode. Feel free to chat here about it, if you like. (Film.com is still allowing readers to submit only one comment each per post, which makes it impossible to have a conversation.)

I’m delighted to announce that I’m a brand-new member of the by-invitation-only Alliance of Women Film Journalists, a not-for-profit organization that is, in its own words: an association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting work by and about women–both in front of … more…

Sorry. I’m at the science fiction convention Arisia all weekend, talking about movies and TV, and now I’m getting ready to throw a room party tonight. I’d hoped to have time during last week to prepare my Doctor Who and Torchwood blogs and schedule them for posting, but that didn’t happen. If I can get … more…