So, last week there was so little thrown at me that I didn't even bother. Thus, a couple of these might be a bit older than new this week. But, there are some interesting bits in here. As usual, the first picture will take you to the Netflix page, and the second (if there is one) will take you to the Amazon page. The blurb is from Netflix. The Hairdresser's … [Read more...]
Celebrity Apprentice & I’m A Celebrity… Screw You Puck!
April 28, 2009 By 3 Comments
It all started with Puck. If it wasn't for Puck, and the rapid gains in popularity he caused for MTV's The Real World, we wouldn't have mandatory insane people on every reality show. Of course, you knew what was going on with Celebrity Apprentice when Dennis Rodman and Andrew Dice Clay turned up, but who would have guessed that they would turn out to be relatively sane by … [Read more...]
Screentime With @mickipedia – Social Media Sensation, Derby Doll, & General Awesomeness
April 27, 2009 By 4 Comments
If you know me via Twitter to any degree, you probably know that I frequently follow people for no other reason than that @mickipedia @ed them. Just play along if you don't get that. Micki, @mickipedia, or Mickispeedia (ok, or Micki Krimmel), depending on where you are and what she has on her feet, has been one of my favorite Twitter personalities from the day I signed up. It's actually a … [Read more...]
Steven Speilberg Presents Freakazoid – Season 2 DVD Review
April 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
If you don't remember the mid-90s animated adventures of Freakazoid... well, it probably isn't all that surprising actually. You probably heard about it at some point, but it was a cartoon and a lot of people aren't going to be in that loop. Freakazoid is a wildly funny show about mild-mannered Dexter, who becomes a superhero of dubious superheroness. The show is a fast-paced … [Read more...]
Dinner Impossible – Food Network Isn’t Quite Tired Of Looking Stupid
April 25, 2009 By 3 Comments
I have to admit, I liked Dinner: Impossible. The Food Network has very little to offer me actually, but there are a few shows that manage to pull me in, and Dinner: Impossible was one of them. Ace of Cakes isn't bad once in a while, and depending on what we're looking at, I can be a sucker for Unwrapped. Next Food Network Star has some appeal, and fruit of that tree Will Work For Food is … [Read more...]
The Spirit – Movie Review
April 23, 2009 By 7 Comments
Scarlett Johansson is really hot. There was a point at which I was very seriously considering letting my review rest right there. There isn't anything else that's really worthy of note about The Spirit, except in the negative, and the film is so bad it hardly seemed worth bothering. Not only that, it's bad (oddly) in such a dull way that it doesn't even lend itself to the … [Read more...]
Earth – Movie Review -
April 23, 2009 By 18 Comments
There's a sense in which it seems fairly nonsensical to review Earth, the pseudo-docu-whatever released by Disney via BBC and The Discovery Channel, but in the end it delivers so well that some manner of kudos are in order... even if a review isn't. Before the movie starts, you're going to hear about Disney's True Life Adventure series, which were naturementaries that received high … [Read more...]
Battle For Terra – New Clips
April 21, 2009 By 1 Comment
As I've already covered, Battle for Terra is coming out on May 1st, and the animated adventure looks very good. Well, today I received a few new clips for the film, and I wanted to share them as well. The movie's themes, as covered before, are Earth Day timely. The clips highlight these themes. They also provide a little more detail on the background of the members of the … [Read more...]
…Around – Movie Review
April 20, 2009 By 4 Comments
One of the real downsides to being a movie critic is that every film school student with a camera wants to send you their work. God forbid the thing got accepted to, or received some award from, Bob's Film Festival, because then you're getting a giant press release along with it. The save of this problem is that they're pretty simple to review if you bother at all. 95% of them are utter … [Read more...]
Lost Is So Aptly Named – TV Review
April 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I had a philosophy professor once who absolutely hated Wittgenstein. I don't mean he disagreed with him. Wittgenstein really pissed him off. It turned out, when you got down to it, that his theory was more about people in general, as opposed to any particular philosopher (or religion, because he'd throw a couple of those into his thinking as well). What really got him so worked up was that … [Read more...]
Gangs Of New York – Movie Review
April 17, 2009 By 13 Comments
An artist stares longingly at a blank canvas. A parent stares lovingly at their newborn child. There is a difference between these two events, though they are extremely similar. In both cases, the mind is filled with infinite potential, the incredible power of the existence of something with limitless possibilities, and because nothing has happened yet, nothing has gone wrong. The … [Read more...]
Headup – The Firefox Extension That Expands The Web Via Your Interests And Your Friends
April 16, 2009 By 7 Comments
I was surprised the other day to find Headup putting a link on my own website. That's mostly because I don't actually go to my own site with Firefox that often. Headup is a wonderful little plugin I ran into a few months ago, and it opens up the web in a variety of ways by showing up on websites you visit. I was surprised, because I didn't realize Headup searched through links on any … [Read more...]
Battle For Terra – Roadside Attractions And National Wildlife Federation Contest
April 14, 2009 By 3 Comments
Battle for Terra opens May 1st, and it looks quite interesting. A spaceship from Earth finds life on another planet, Terra. But, when the humans learn that the Earth has been destroyed (and the can't live on their ship forever), they aim to take over Terra, believing it is their only way to prevent the extinction of the human race. The animated film features the voices of: … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Defense For Reality Competitions – Britain’s Got Talent
April 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It's basically gotten to the point that all competition television is just a bit of a laugh. Whether it's dancing, modeling, singing, or anything goes... no one seems to care that much anymore. American Idol is almost the neverending joke this season, with the laughs pointed in a variety of directions... not least at the doped-up judge... you go ahead and pick which one that … [Read more...]
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Movie Review
April 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I have serious doubts about Daniel Radcliffe’s non-Potter acting future, but as my wife pointed out at the end of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, he’s already been in a scene with Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, and David Thewlis, where he got to be, more or less, the center of attention. I’d hate to take anything away from countless similar scenes that have been a part of the Potter … [Read more...]
ScreenIt? – The Weekly DVD Lesser Knowns
April 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Over the last five or six weeks, an unbelievable number of notices from friends have made me aware of DVDs that were newly available on Netflix. These were things that likely would never have made it on my radar otherwise, and because I was so grateful, I've decided to start a new weekly feature wherein I will briefly throw out a few things you can now check out on DVD. I'll try to also … [Read more...]
