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: οΎ Smallville – The usual brand of stuff. Frankly, I have no clue where this show is going or has been for the last…
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – Movie Review
Returning for the second time this summer season (see also Journey to the Center of the Earth), and for his third time in this role, Brendan Fraser reclaims his mantle as the new B-movie matinee idol by bringing back mummy-hunter Rick O’Connell to the big screen. This time around, not only are they facing a…
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Movie Review
Everyone seems pre-occupied with whether or not the 66-year-old Harrison Ford can still pull off the role of Indiana Jones at his age, but the real question should be whether or not this movie can live up to the legacy of fun, cinematic adventure that comes with the Indiana Jones name. From the opening scene…
I Am Legend – Movie Review
What would you do if you were the last man on Earth? Apparently, Will Smith would drive around in sports cars, hunting deer in the middle of Manhattan. Despite this pretty heavy premise (and somewhat weighty title), I Am Legend still has all the earmarks of a Hollywood holiday blockbuster. Fun set pieces like the…
The Simpsons Movie – Movie Review
“Spider-pig, Spider-pig, does whatever a spider-pig does.” … [That song is stuck in my head.] I, like every Simpsons fan out there, had such high hopes for The Simpsons Movie (not that it was 18 years in the making — I mean, how bogus is it to “hope” that a TV show you enjoy will…
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer – Capsule Review
As the summer of sequels continues, it take more and more blockbuster magic to impress. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer already had a knock against it, being the sequel to an incredibly mediocre super-hero first installment. While all the same actors are reprising their roles for the sequel (even the terribly miscast Jessica…
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…
Zodiac – Movie Review
What do you expect from a movie about a serial killer? Discordant violin music? Tense chase scenes? It puts the lotion in the basket? Well, none of those things appear in Zodiac, director David Fincher’s new movie about the real-life murders that occurred in 1970s San Francisco. Focusing more on the investigators, the movie is…
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