Firefly

the return of Captain Tight Pants!

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Oh, the only reason to watch Castle is for Nathan Fillion, and there was extra reason tonight: his Halloween costume. From the ep: Castle’s daughter: What exactly are you supposed to be? Castle: Space cowboy. Castle’s daughter: Okay, A, there are no cows in space, B, didn’t you wear that like five years ago? Castle: … more…

trailer break: ‘V: The Series’

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Take a break from work: watch a TV trailer… Heh: Alien babes are hot. Oh, man, remember when Diana ate that hamster? Remember when the aliens took off their faces and they were lizards? That was awesome. Can a remake possibly have anything as shocking up its sleeve? They’re already telling us here that we’re … more…

‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ blogging: “The Turk”

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(previous: “Pilot”/“Gnothi Seauton”) I think I officially fell in love with Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles with this episode, “The Turk.” First, a quick plot recap (a more complete one is available at Fox’s official site for the show), and then I’ll tell you why I’m loving this. Sarah, John, and their nice-Terminator bodyguard Cameron … more…

King Kong (2005) (review)

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Words like ‘meditation’ and ‘contemplation’ may seem inappropriate, at first glance, because the standard hack-movie-critic phrases like ‘roller-coaster ride’ followed by multiple exclamation points don’t even come close to doing justice to the heart-revving adrenaline rush Jackson has crafted. Two words: dino stampede. I probably should have put my head down between my knees and taken a series of long, deep breaths to recover from that early Skull Island setpiece, except it would have meant taking my eyes from the screen, and there was no way in hell I could have done that.

Serenity (review)

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Damn you, Joss Whedon, you *hwoon dahn*! Damn you and your honesty and integrity and unwillingness to succumb to Hollywood bullshit and–