Jason Bourne movie review: Bourne again, but why?
Everything looks great on paper here: Damon’s brawny presence; the smartly staged action, etc. And it’s not unfun. But it feels less black ops than old hat.
Julian Assange
The Fifth Estate review: WikiWeak
Might be interesting if it had enough passion and guts to take a stand, but ends up in the mushy middle of the road, which surely sprang from a desire to be “fair” and “balanced.”
The Fifth Estate trailer: here, have some Benedict Cumberbatch
The Wikileaks movie. And wow, Cumberbatch really sounds like Julian Assange.
Benedict Cumberbatch, unsexy (and other adventures in social networking)
Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
question of the day: Is 500 episodes of The Simpsons too many?
Did you watch the 500th episode? Are you still watching either regularly or occasionally?
Osama bin Laden on Twitter; no black people at the royal wedding, duh; DVD sales are plummeting; more: leftover links
Plus: Where are the women of summer? Is ‘Doctor Who’ violating a new BBC ban on product placement? Is ‘Glee’ turning kids gay?
reality TV hates women; pirates love ‘Lost’ and ‘Heroes’; Kevin Smith announces career makeover; more: leftover links
Plus: How did ‘Little Fockers’ get focked up?; is ‘True Grit’ a remake or not?; Jon Stewart, the Modern Day Edward R. Murrow; more…
question of the day: Is what Wikileaks does journalism?
Sorry if it seems I’m obsessed with Julian Assange and Wikileaks, but I do think this may well be the most important issue of the moment, because what happens as a result of it will impact how our society will discuss everything else: either entirely freely, or fettered by corporate and governmental constraints…
Roger Ebert’s new show needs a second host; studio hopes Netflix is fading; does the U.K. need a Fox news?; more: leftover links
Plus, tons more on Wikileaks, including Julian Assange’s manifesto…
Will Smith as Robin Hood?; a Wolverine with depth?; ‘Narnia’ upsets Jesus-y types; more: leftover links
Plus: a whole ton of stuff about Wikileaks and Julian Assange…
