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Doctor Who thing: spectacular fan-made 50th-anniversary trailer

Mon, Jul 01, 2013
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In 3D! But you need the red/blue glasses.

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World War Z review: mutated Hollywood ebola

Wed, Jun 19, 2013
16 comments

Has no guts of any kind: it has absolutely nothing to say, and it takes a long, dull, circuitous route to get to that nothing.

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009 Re: Cyborg review: hasta la what now?

Fri, Jun 07, 2013
31 comments

A whole lotta WTF folded into a derivative, misogynist, and just plain incoherent mess.

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feel the rush of endorkins (Star Trek Into Darkness review)

Wed, May 08, 2013
106 comments

A Star Trek for our times. Very much for our times. Which means there’s little hope to be found here…

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what Tony Stark needs most is a hug (Iron Man 3 review)

Thu, Apr 25, 2013
29 comments

“I am Iron Man.” When Tony repeats that line here, it’s newly thrilling, and far more intriguing than it previously was.

| 29 Comments

Oliver Twist, Werewolf Slayer? Oliver Twist, Gentleman Detective? (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, Feb 14, 2013
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breaking! photo of half-naked woman found on the Internet! (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Feb 12, 2013
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the 19th-century painting that inspired blockbuster movie posters (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Jan 14, 2013
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just go ahead and download Neil Finn’s lovely Hobbit tune now (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Dec 11, 2012
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (review)

Mon, Dec 10, 2012
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No, not all who wander are lost. But doesn’t mean that some who wander aren’t lost. Such as Peter Jackson, with his first-of-three-parts big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit.

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