I’m done with David Mamet. I loved Glengarry Glen Ross and The Spanish Prisoner so much that I kept watching his subsequent movies even though I found them boring and pointless. I wanted to give Redbelt a chance because it was a totally different kind of story (at least I thought it was). Chiwetel Ejiofor…
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Movie #2: Legion
I know Legion didn’t really look that good, but it had Paul Bettany as Michael the (de-winged) archangel coming to earth to kick butt and protect a pregnant waitress from Nowheresville, USA. Her baby was going to save humankind from extinction at the hands of angels carrying out the wrath of God. Somewhere in that…
The Last Airbender – Movie Review
M. Night Shyamalan used to be one of my favourite directors. He knew just how to captivate the imagination with his storytelling; to bring a bit of wonder and fantasy to the ordinary world (even his American Express commercial capitalized on that specialty). However, his recent efforts have shown that he doesn’t really understand what…
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…
Fall TV 2008 (part 2)
Sorry for snoozing a bit while the new fall TV season barrels on. There are quite a number of new and returning shows to recap, so I’ll get right to it: ﾠ Smallville – The usual brand of stuff. Frankly, I have no clue where this show is going or has been for the last…
2007 Season Finales
Another television season has ended, and on some cliffs we’ve been left hanging–but nothing to make me crave next season. Alias, Battlestar, Lost, X-Files, and even Friends was always good for some major game-changing in the last episode, but this year’s shows aren’t quite stringing me along for next fall. Heroes – “How To Stop…
Midseason 2007 – Gimmicky Gumshoes
The TV midseason is a bit scattered this year. Not only were there a bunch of winter premieres (Heroes, Lost and Jericho returned from hiatus, while 24 once again began its no-repeat season in January), but there were a handful of new series that started and will start within the first 4 months of the…
YouTube TV
What does a TV geek do for fun during summer hiatus? If you guessed watching YouTube, the internet phenomenon/web site where thousands of users post short video clips for all to view, you’d be correct, but not for the reasons you think. YouTube is definitely the hottest thing on the web since podcasting. Its freely…
So long, farewell: Series finales 2006
Spoiler warning: Read at your own risk. As the 2005/2006 television season ends, several of my favourite shows are coming to close. Series finales are usually some of the best episodes. They might reward fans by summing up the show’s long run (like Seinfeld did by bringing back guests from throughout the series to testify…
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