I went and saw the new Indy Jones picture-show* tonight, and…
…well…
…it wasn't the film I was hoping for, but I suppose it was the film I was expecting.
Too many knowing nods to the audience; too many hat-related gags, like they're trying to work an entire trilogy's worth into one script; too much of Shia Leboeuf**—who [...]
This novel arrived in the mail about a day before I headed west, after I'd waited the better part of two weeks for it (and even longer, if you factor in the fact that I pre-ordered it, but that's a whole 'nother story, as they say).
I started reading it on the train, and I finished [...]
If you haven't read Bone yet, you really should.
I won't say any more*, because I should be writing my own zombie-lawyer epic, but here are passel of reviews.
* Except this: I didn't want it to end. As I approached page 1200**, I found myself torn: I couldn't wait to turn the page [...]
Lamb, a novel by Christopher Moore.
The subtitle on this one is "The Gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhood pal", so right off you should know if you're the type that will enjoy this story, or the kind that maybe shouldn't pick it up. Me, I'm the type that would enjoy this story.
Having read Moore's [...]
It's been a busy few days.
Thursday: we went to Superman Returns. The movie was okay, but I think it could have been a lot more fun. Superman was dull and flat, and Lois was just depressed. Fortunately, Lex Luthor was a show-stealer, and provided most of the laughs (though there were [...]
I saw five movies last weekend; three were on TV as I convalesced from a stomach flu, and the other two were:
X-Men III
I don't know X-Men canon. I don't really care about X-Men canon. With that in mind, I enjoyed this movie. It was fast-paced, mostly, and well-acted, generally. Kelsey Grammer [...]
So I showed Capote at the Evans tonight. I knew essentially nothing about the man before I watched the movie. Normally I have a hard time watching a show where the main character is unsympathetic, but somehow this show was quite compelling. Philip Seymour Hoffman did a fantastic job in his role [...]
In the last week and a half I've seen two movies, Thumbsucker and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. What did I think of them? Well, Thumbsucker was an adolescent-angst movie that proved to me that while Keanu Reeves may not be a brilliant thespian, at least he can act [...]
So last night I got an email from a friend of mine (let's call him Kevin, since that's his name):
Subject: Aeon Flux
I knew some people might not like it. But this review is ridiculous:
It was so uncomfortable to watch this film, I felt like I was desperately holding back a bout of extreme diarrhea while [...]
I've decided to enter a non-fiction contest, and I have to have the story in the mail by Nov. 1st, so I'm kind of up against a deadline. The theme of the contest is "A Memorable Voyage"; my entry, in about its second draft, is here. You'll need a password, too: it's [...]
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