Madame Web movie review: absurdly tangled
A travesty of corporate cynicism. Its desperation to ride Spider-Man’s coattails is pathetic, but its convoluted, coincidence-laden nonsense is duller than you’d imagine: it’s not even so bad it’s fun.
Sony
Concussion movie review: heads up
A quietly horrifying, solidly entertaining medical procedural that makes no bones about the terrible damage American football causes to its players.
“how Sony made sure everyone would see uncanny CGI nudes resembling Ellen Page”
And why it’s difficult to believe that getting these images out onto the Net isn’t precisely what Sony intended…
Austenland trailer: this is the movie Sony Pictures Classics doesn’t want men to see
A single woman of increasing age must be in want of a husband above all else.
I’m not sure that telling men that a movie about women isn’t for them is helping
You want to reinforce the idea that women are a minority with niche interests that could not possibly be appreciated or understood by default normal human beings (ie, men)? This is the perfect way to do it.
Madison Avenue thinks consumers are stupid (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
is NBC’s Revolution a *complete* theft of S.M. Stirling’s Dies the Fire? (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
question of the day: What TV shows that aren’t on DVD should be?
What television series are you missing, and would love to be able to buy or rent to see again?
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!/Band of Misfits (review)
Implies that science! and scientists! could be fun! and adventurous! Oh noes, the kiddies! Brainwashed into thinking science is awesome! Who shall protect them from such horrors?
