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Love & Mercy movie review: strange vibrations

Wed, Apr 06, 2016
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Intense, unconventional, often uncomfortable portrait of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson that transcends the typical clichés about madness and creativity.

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gentle reminder to please use Amazon/iTunes links here for your holiday shopping

Tue, Nov 25, 2014
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It’s a painless way to help support what I do here. (This post is not behind the paywall.)

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now an iTunes affiliate!

Sun, Jul 06, 2014
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You will now start seeing iTunes links to movies (and other goodies, when appropriate), including in my weekly what-to-stream roundups.

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The Totally Geeky Guide to The Princess Bride now available for Kindle on Amazon

Sun, Jun 22, 2014
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And also for the Nook, iBooks, and just about any e-reader device you might have.

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Doctor Who thing: Devo Spice raps about the Doctors

Tue, Mar 11, 2014
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“The red-headed stepson of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic and Eminem” has just released his collection of comedy raps entitled I Am the Doctor…

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Doctor Who thing: can the Doctor bring down the repressive North Korean regime?

Mon, Jan 13, 2014
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Shhh! No one tell Kim Jong-Un that it was probably decadent Western TV that was mostly responsible for bringing down the Berlin Wall.

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this is why you’re spending more on movies these days

Sun, Jan 12, 2014
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Because the studios are being sneaky bastards…

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty review: Ben Stiller’s excellent adventure

Mon, Dec 23, 2013
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A cheery, airy fairy tale filled with a very modern ache and buoyed by an infectious joy. I love this movie.

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Doctor Who thing: yes, missing episodes have been found!

Fri, Oct 11, 2013
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And you can download them now from iTunes…

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Doctor Who thing: see Peter Capaldi in “The Fires of Pompeii” free on iTunes

Thu, Aug 15, 2013
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Of course you’ve already seen the David Tennant episode in which soon-to-be-Twelfth-Doctor Peter Capaldi appears as a Roman gentleman…

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