I may not be one of the teenaged devotees of the original vampire romance novel, but having finished the Twilight book days before watching the movie adaptation, I surprisingly have a lot of issues with the film. (Be forewarned Twilighters, if you feel that nothing Twilight-related can be bad, please put away your claws and…
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Australia – Movie Review
When I think of director Baz Luhrmann’s previous work (such as Romeo + Juliet, or Moulin Rouge), words like “glittering” or “stylish” might come to mind, but not so much “saga” or “sweeping”. So going to see his take on the period epic had me expecting some surprises. While the outback cowboy romance that began…
Bolt – Movie Review
With every new animated movie, there comes the inevitable comparison to the gold standard laid down by megastudio Pixar. Bolt comes from Pixar’s parent company Disney, and while the animation quality is up there, and the kid-friendly humour and endearing characters are there as well, Bolt still just misses that Pixar mark. Perhaps there is…
Quantum of Solace – Movie Review
Wow! (That bit of shock is not for the latest Bond flick, but more about how long it’s been since I’ve gone to the cinema. Rhythmic thumping of feet against the back of my chair from the row behind, o how I’ve missed you. Seriously, I think it will be a meager winter for my…
Fall TV 2008, part 4
Here I was thinking that this fall premiere season was going to be boring simply because all my top shows (Lost, 24, Battlestar Galactica, Medium, Dollhouse, Burn Notice) were not coming until mid-season, but now I’m writing a 4-part post about new and returning shows. Go figure! Well, this will be the last part. There…
Fall TV 2008 (part 3)
It seems like there are a lot of shows to watch this season. Update: Stopped watching 90210 and Knight Rider already; was watching Do Not Disturb (Jerry O’Connell’s hotel-based sitcom) but that’s been cancelled; Privileged and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles are on the bubble. But, True Blood is getting better, and so is Fringe….
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: οΎ Smallville – The usual brand of stuff. Frankly, I have no clue where this show is going or has been for the last…
Fall TV 2008 (part 1)
Maybe it’s more after-effects of last season’s writers’ strike, or some other studio strategy (you never know with them) but this fall’s premiere season seems more spread out. Plus, many of my favourite new and returning shows won’t be appearing until 2009 (including Medium, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, 24 and new show Dollhouse). Nevertheless, there’s still…
What I watched on my summer vacation 2008
While year-round programming is still just a quasi-reality (especially if you’re not into reality TV), with DVD seasons and some summer series, the season is no longer a television wasteland. This summer I enjoyed a number of returning shows (and one new one) and I didn’t watch a single person get voted off of anything!…
Alvin's Adventures in Pop Culture 