curated cinema: two great movies by Rob Reiner
Watch 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap and 1987’s The Princess Bride and be reminded why Reiner was a gentle genius.
Douglas Adams
The Binge: Years and Years
I’m obsessed with this British miniseries following one family through a dystopian 2020s. It’s completely harrowing, very nearly soul-crushing. Yet I cling to its tenuous optimism and profound beauty.
The Brand New Testament (Le tout nouveau testament) movie review: the divine feminine
Hilarious satire about rebooting religion with a goddess in charge this time. A little bit Douglas Adams, a little bit Terry Gilliam, a whole lot irreverent.
fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Mar 09-15 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Feb 02-08 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
Doctor Who blogging: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship”
Oh, I love this. Not just the wonderfulness of this episode, but that I can unreservedly love a Doctor Who again. That feels so good.
question of the weekend: What’s the funniest book you’ve ever read?
I would choose The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. It remains hilarious every time I read it…
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The God Complex”
This is a wonderful episode: creepy, poignant, scary, funny. This is what Doctor Who can do that no other show can: be this surreal and this grounded at the same time.
only known photo of Neil Gaiman and Douglas Adams together!
Your geekgasm for today.
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Doctor’s Wife”
Thank you. Thank you so much, Neil Gaiman. Like I need this achy void in my gut on a Sunday afternoon. Like I need to be all weepy over a police box and a crazy lonely Time Lord.
