I had been looking forward to Angels & Demons even though I really hadn’t enjoyed the Da Vinci Code movie. This time I enjoyed the book first. Unfortunately, as any Harry Potter screenwriter can tell you, you’ve really got to be careful what you include or don’t include in the adaptation from book to screenplay….
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Star Trek – Movie Review
I remember when I first heard rumours that this movie was going to be about young Kirk and young Spock. The idea was as horrifying to me as one of those space insects that bad guys put into someone’s ear to get information from them (there’s one in this movie). Star Trek characters going through…
State of Play – Movie Review
With a cast that boasts three Oscar winners and a director who won an Oscar himself, I would have expected more from State of Play. The movie gives us some pretty good performances and a serviceable script with some twists, but overall nothing too memorable. Oscar-winner Russell Crowe plays Cal McCaffrey, a veteran reporter at…
Monsters vs. Aliens – Movie Review
After having seen Monsters vs. Aliens in full IMAX 3-D, probably the worst thing I could say about it is that it’s ordinary. Don’t get me wrong, the animation is top-notch. Everything looks very impressive: from the cavernous spacecraft down to the fabric and textures of the main character’s outfit, there is an amazing attention…
Duplicity – Movie Review
When you watch the trailer, you know this movie’s going to be fun. You’ve got Julia Roberts and Clive Owen as a pair of corporate spies, dancing a romantic tango while play both sides of a con job on two competing Proctor & Gamble-sized mega-corporations. This movie could have been a cakewalk for both the…
DRADIS goes dark: Battlestar Galactica finale
The two-hour series finale of Battlestar Galactica was going to be great. It was going to answer all our questions (but not too neatly). It was going to bring our survivors to a new home planet (but not Earth). It was going to give us a nice farewell to all our favorite characters (but not…
Knowing – Movie Review
I should have listened to the voices in my own head. I saw a clever, quasi-sci-fi premise in the movie trailer, but I told myself that like others before it (See also Number 23, or The Happening), the writers will not be able to carry the premise to an interesting conclusion. Add to that Nicolas…
Midseason 2009, Part 3: March
Yes, I know it’s hard to believe, but I’m still posting about midseason TV (I promise this is the last one). As the TV season continues on, some shows actually ended in March, but a few others just began. I love how this new rolling TV schedule keeps things interesting all year round. Reaper The…
Watchmen — Movie review
In the geek universe, there is no more anticipated film this year than Watchmen. The complex story is set in an alternate 1980s where someone is killing off costumed superheroes, an omnipotent nuclear man wrestles with his humanity, and the world lies at the brink of Armageddon. Adapting the widely-acclaimed graphic novel masterpiece to the…
Alvin's Adventures in Pop Culture 