Writing these reviews is great fun. I get to pretend that I’m part of a system, that same system that creates movies. Why wouldn’t I want to be part of that? Movies are just the current most popular installment in the timeless tradition of storytelling. Even since prehistoric times, humanity has been aware of and…
Due to the disastrous unavailability of The Purge throughout the entire North Country, I was obliged instead to watch this gem;brought to you by relatively unknown director Mark Tonderai. It ran on a modest budget, much of which was likely used on paying well-known actresses Elizabeth Shue and Jennifer Lawrence, but does not detract from the…
Baddie – Low budgets. Lesson – I had bad luck today. Rules are meant to be broken. Here at SciFridays, I like to keep things fresh. So this week, on top of publishing behind schedule, I opted to watch a movie structured like a procedural. Plus, it’s about mummies. Or so I thought. I would…
Le quois? Sorbet (n): a frozen dessert made from sweetened water flavored with fruit (typically juice or purée, wine, and/or liqueur). First Thoughts: Watching Hannibal cook is making me re-think my views on cannibalism. So this episode starts with Will teaching a class about the Ripper, who apparently kills in “sounders” of three. But James,…
I was bored last night when I got a text from a friend asking if I wanted to see This is the End (2013) right then. I had only vaguely heard of it; I’d read that Daniel Radcliffe turned it down because it had an awful script but offered to help improve the movie anyway, despite…
It’s a Disaster (2012): The Plot: Every year, four couples get together for a Sunday brunch, because that’s what grown ups do. Two are married, one is engaged, and the fourth kind of shifts, because Tracy Scott (Julia Stiles) keeps dating crazy guys. This year, she’s bringing along the polite, unassuming Glenn Randolph (David Cross).…
I will now give you a brief, concise history of my experience with magicians. When I was but a wee little sprog, I possessed an acute fondness for magic. Were I to trace this to an exact source, I would lay the blame with Merlin from The Sword in the Stone. I was never convinced…
