ETA (1:00 PM): MOAR commentators, and embedded Twitter search results 🙂 Tonight, starting at 9:30 PM Pacific Time, you’re invited to our first ever… Christmas Eve DIE HARD livetweet extravaganza! Search for #DieHardEve on Twitter to see commentary from various…
Category: artcriticism
BritPics
So the British Library has over one million public domain illustrations on Flickr, organized into albums for easier browsing. I’ve only made it through six pages of the “Fauna” collection so far but have already found some real gems: An…
I Have a Voice Too
Dear Pitch Perfect movies, I love you, but we need to talk about diversity. Let me start by saying that I harbor more affection for both of you than a straight man in his forties probably should. Yes, I’m a…
I Have Not Seen Most of These Movies
But I still have opinions about this year’s Best Picture nominees. I’m talking about the Academy Awards, of course. Feel free to stop reading now if you don’t care about any of this. I won’t say too much about the…
I Support Movie Reboots with All-Female Casts
And I have been thinking about it probably too much, thanks to this sidebar from the August 15th issue of Entertainment Weekly (click for larger version): Yeah, I know, that’s pretty tongue-in-cheek. The online article “Would all-girls ‘Ghostbusters’ be a…
I will not watch most of these TV shows
But I am an interested observer during every fall TV season. My household has not had a cable or satellite TV subscription for seven years now, but we have the Internet. And that’s all you need to watch TV these…
I Have Watched the Entire First Season of “Betas”
And you know what? It’s pretty good. I’ll admit it: I even teared up a little during the finale. Sure, the payoff was a cheap shot at Zuckerberg (and shamelessly rode the long coattail of The Social Network), but setting…
I Have Anger Issues…
…and I love Superman. Those two things are related. Let me explain. Last Saturday, I rewatched Man of Steel, because why not. And it turned out to be a more enjoyable film on the second viewing, partly because I knew…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Overtones”
Read “Overtones” at 512 Words or Fewer Why, yes, I am working through some personal issues this week. WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT OKAY Seriously, though, you should try this online exam (free registration required) to see if…
SnoutCast #125: Action is His Reward
And now for something completely different. [ Download mp3 – 28 MB ] 00:59 – “genetic”02:34 – spoilers!04:37 – rice?08:29 – girls11:06 – stupidity16:36 – violence21:04 – endings23:41 – praeterition29:55 – The End Tell us we’re wrong on the Internet!…