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The Binge: The Mandalorian S1 (#DisneyPlus)

The Binge: The Mandalorian S1 (#DisneyPlus)

Fri Nov 06 2020, 10:28pm | 8 comments

Prospect movie review: frontier sci-fi with a working-class vibe

Prospect movie review: frontier sci-fi with a working-class vibe

Sat Nov 03 2018, 05:11pm | 0 comments

Scorched Earth movie review: there’s still room for feminism at the end of the world

Scorched Earth movie review: there’s still room for feminism at the end of the world

Tue Feb 06 2018, 05:40pm | 3 comments

Maze Runner: The Death Cure movie review: cute boys at the end of the world

Maze Runner: The Death Cure movie review: cute boys at the end of the world

Wed Jan 24 2018, 06:52pm | 7 comments

from Facebook: a love song to a spaceship

Fri Feb 19 2016, 08:35pm | 1 comment

Index Zero movie review (Edinburgh International Film Festival)

Index Zero movie review (Edinburgh International Film Festival)

Fri Jun 19 2015, 10:25am | 5 comments

Doctor Who blogging: “The Caretaker”

Doctor Who blogging: “The Caretaker”

Sun Sep 28 2014, 07:00am | 39 comments

The Muppets review: are we not men? we are weirdoes

The Muppets review: are we not men? we are weirdoes

Wed Mar 19 2014, 07:04pm | 3 comments

Veronica Mars trailer: will this have anything for non-fans?

Veronica Mars trailer: will this have anything for non-fans?

Tue Feb 25 2014, 01:26pm | 16 comments

why reader Jay just doubled his monthly subscription from $5 to $10

Sun Feb 16 2014, 11:34pm | 0 comments

London photo of the day: the Trocadero, a wretched hive of scum and villainy

London photo of the day: the Trocadero, a wretched hive of scum and villainy

Sun Oct 13 2013, 02:18am | 2 comments

what cool job from movies would you love to do (and what would suck about it)?

what cool job from movies would you love to do (and what would suck about it)?

Mon Sep 16 2013, 09:57am | 17 comments

Bounty Killer review

Bounty Killer review

Thu Sep 05 2013, 03:27pm | 3 comments

Much Ado About Nothing review: I didst fall in love

Much Ado About Nothing review: I didst fall in love

Thu Jun 13 2013, 10:48pm | 15 comments

attn geeks: your “Jayne hat” is now a “cunning handmade hat from the future”

Thu Apr 11 2013, 05:09pm | 10 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Mar 16-22 2013

Sun Mar 24 2013, 05:26pm | 0 comments

QOTD: Is fan funding the wave of the geek-movie and -TV future?

Thu Mar 14 2013, 11:41am | 0 comments

the best idea yet for dealing with sexist trolls (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu Feb 07 2013, 12:44am | 0 comments

the yin/yang of Han Solo and Mal Reynolds (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri Dec 07 2012, 01:41am | 2 comments

question of the day: What’s the first quintessentially 21st-century TV show?

Thu Nov 29 2012, 10:18am | 0 comments

a goram shiny Firefly tee (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue Nov 13 2012, 12:09am | 2 comments

question of the day: Which villains deserve stories of their own?

Wed Oct 10 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

watch the Firefly 10th-anniversary panel from Comic-Con (and other adventures in social networking)

Sun Jul 15 2012, 11:09pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Why does geek fandom hold grudges for so long?

Wed Jun 20 2012, 10:46am | 0 comments

question of the day: What is the greatest aspect of Fox’s legacy, 25 years in?

Tue Apr 24 2012, 10:20am | 0 comments

The Cabin in the Woods (review)

Mon Apr 09 2012, 04:46pm | 6 comments

Saturday cute: adorable knitted Bender hat

Sat Mar 17 2012, 12:45pm | 0 comments

watch it: a capella science fiction music

Mon Feb 13 2012, 01:19pm | 0 comments

Doctor Who thing of the day: the Doctor goes Looney Tunes

Mon Jan 30 2012, 04:26pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What piece of clothing from a movie (or TV show) would you actually purchase and wear?

Wed Nov 23 2011, 09:30am | 0 comments

‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Wedding of River Song”

Sun Oct 02 2011, 10:17pm | 14 comments

Doctor Who thing of the day: TARDIS for a cat

Wed Sep 14 2011, 03:10pm | 0 comments

Doctor Who thing of the day: Digital Spy’s 10 teases about “Let’s Kill Hitler”

Mon Aug 22 2011, 07:54pm | 0 comments

Doctor Who thing of the day: yet another Season 6.2 trailer

Fri Aug 05 2011, 02:15pm | 0 comments

Saturday cute: ‘Firefly’ cupcakes

Sat Jul 30 2011, 04:31pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What are the makings of a great science fiction hero?

Fri Jul 29 2011, 10:48am | 0 comments

watch it: “The Browncoat Anthem (A Firefly and Serenity Rap)”

Wed Jul 13 2011, 12:01pm | 0 comments

Priest (review)

Wed May 11 2011, 04:34pm | 0 comments

Friday night fortune cookie: Captain Malcolm Reynolds says…

Fri May 06 2011, 08:01pm | 0 comments

Sam Worthington surprised by ‘Titans’ sequel; book banning makes a comeback in the U.S.; early ‘Siskel & Ebert’ now watchable online; more: leftover links

Sun Feb 20 2011, 02:03pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Adam Baldwin

Wed Jan 26 2011, 03:15pm | 0 comments

omg: ‘Firefly’ and ‘Mad Men’ are the same show

Thu Jan 06 2011, 12:53pm | 0 comments

Saturday cute: tiny Jayne Cobb hat on a keychain

Sat Jan 01 2011, 03:01am | 0 comments

‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: build your own Weeping Angel costume

Tue Nov 09 2010, 04:45pm | 0 comments

‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: geek fave Mark Sheppard to appear in Season Six

Thu Oct 28 2010, 04:58am | 0 comments

watch it: “Firefly Intro… The Awesome Edition” and “Simon Tam M.D. Intro”

Wed Sep 08 2010, 07:55pm | 7 comments

female gazing at: Nathan Fillion

Wed Sep 01 2010, 11:15pm | 27 comments

Get Low (review)

Thu Aug 19 2010, 04:09pm | 0 comments

omg: ‘Firefly’ characters in ‘Star Trek’ uniforms

Thu Aug 05 2010, 05:11pm | 15 comments

Friday night fortune cookie: Kaylee Frye says…

Fri Jul 23 2010, 07:42pm | 3 comments

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