Speed Racer (review)
Only by the end — when it suddenly turns ‘intense’ and ‘dramatic’ — does it become so bad it’s laughable, and by that point, I just wanted to cry…
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‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Fires of Pompeii”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read till you’ve seen the episode! And no comments from party poopers — this is a love fest only.
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Partners in Crime”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read till you’ve seen the episode! (It airs on Sci Fi tonight…) And no comments from party poopers — this is a love fest only.
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Voyage of the Damned”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read till you’ve seen the episode! (It airs on Sci Fi tonight…) And no comments from party poopers — this is a love fest only.
Street Kings (review)
I’ve been seesawing with myself on Street Kings since… well, since I was sitting in the screening room watching it. It’s not an easy movie to recommend — I can’t honestly be totally gung-ho on it — but it’s not an easy movie to dismiss, either.
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Army of Ghosts”/“Doomsday”
Russell Davies, you magnificent bastard. I told myself I wasn’t gonna cry. I’ve seen these episodes a bunch of times now, I should be over the crying. But I cry every time. Every damn time I cry.
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Fear Her”
It makes for a refreshing change that the ‘villain’ is not some megalomaniacal alien who wants to take over the world for its own nefarious alien purposes, that it’s just a lonely child who doesn’t mean ill but is acting purely out of fear and a terrifying isolation.
Torchwood: The Complete First Season (review)
If you’re a newbie — say, you’ve been hearing about this BBC/BBC America show and have been meaning to check it out — here’s the spoiler-free, nothing-ruined-for-you-till-you-watch-it-yourself lowdown on the series.
‘Torchwood’ blogging: “Out of Time”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Love & Monsters”
(intro to my Who blogging, please read before commenting / previous: Episodes 8/9: “The Impossible Planet”/“The Satan Pit”) When you’re a kid, they tell you it’s all grow up, get a job, get married, get a house, have a kid, and that’s it. No, the truth is the world is so much stranger than that, … more…
