loaded question: what death scene from a movie or TV show haunts you?
My pick is from the early 1990s British crime drama series Cracker, in which Robbie Coltrane played a criminal psychologist. The character whose death haunts me is [spoiler]…
Christopher Eccleston
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) movie review: the dying isn’t easy (but the comedy is)
This unexpectedly gentle black comedy about depression and suicide gets the tone just right, and could prompt as many empathetic conversations as it does compassionate laughs.
Legend movie review: badfellas
Tom Hardy is fab, but this is GoodFellas-lite, depicting violent sociopaths as glamorous, even amusing, and lacking all understanding of what made them tick.
Doctor Who blogging: “The Day of the Doctor”
I’ve been hard on Steven Moffat during his tenure as Doctor Who showrunner. But he got it right with “The Day of the Doctor.” He got it really, really right.
Thor: The Dark World review: Viking with a chance of wormholes
Think heavy-metal Lord of the Rings. With wormholes. It’s completely mad and kind of awesome.
Song for Marion (aka Unfinished Song) review: ode to joy
Powerfully poignant, a bumpy, bittersweet journey through grief and joy.
Doctor Who thing: reexamining the Doctor’s adventures… next to Buffy’s
Kat and Curt’s TV Re-View is a new podcast that is taking a fresh look at two fan-favorite shows in tandem…
Doctor Who thing of the day: is the Doctor gay, straight, bi, or what?
How should we qualify the Doctor’s sexuality? What kind of impact does it have on the show, and on fans’ reactions to the show?
filthy hobbitses… (and other adventures in social networking)
Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Doctor Who thing of the day: wait! Christopher Eccleston has more to do with the Doctor?
What do you think? Is there a chance Eccleston could be lured back to Doctor Who?
