On November 14 the latest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, will make its way into theaters. It features Daniel Craig as the licenced to kill double-O agent, Craig's second outing in the role. Craig first slipped on the tuxedo… Read More ›
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Male Bonding on My Own Worst Enemy and Boston Legal
I am, I fear, in for some disappointment again this television season. I sat there last night watching My Own Worst Enemy and marveling at just how much fun the show is. I woke up this morning to see the… Read More ›
The Amazing Race Amazes Me to no End
I am, for some reason, simply baffled watching The Amazing Race this year. I shouldn't be. I know that I shouldn't be, but I am. Last night's elimination was no big surprise, Ty and Aja were behind from the word… Read More ›
SNL Brings the Political Funny
The world is a truly fascinating place. We all come from different walks of life, have different points of view, see the world very differently, but we can all agree to sit down in front of the nice warm glow… Read More ›
Knight Rider’s Half-Naked, Car Chase, Explosion Attitude
Okay, yes I watch it every week, and no I'm never going to like it, so you can look forward to more of these columns, but my goodness, did you watch Knight Rider last night? I just don't understand the… Read More ›
It’s Wacky. It’s Racing. It’s Crashing. It’s Dashing. And Yet, Wacky Races: Crash & Dash Isn’t Fun.
Nostalgia is a pretty powerful thing. Bad fashions disappear for a decade or two and then all of the sudden someone feels the least bit nostalgic for them and they’re back bigger than ever. Television shows that were kitschy and… Read More ›
Heroes on the Right Track, Will the Audience Follow?
Yesterday I lamented the fact that people don't watch NBC, even when NBC airs something good. I sat there last night watching Heroes and marveled at how a show that had fallen off a cliff so badly in its second… Read More ›
Searching out My Own Worst Enemy
So, we're now about a month into the “official” TV season. Two shows have been canceled (Do Not Disturb, which no one did, and Opportunity Knocks, which didn't). Some shows have gotten full season pick-ups (90210 and, most recently, Terminator:… Read More ›
Ray Harryhausen’s Stop-Motion Propels Me Forward
Stop-motion animation is an incredibly difficult and time consuming process. It involves taking a pose-able model, arranging it into a desired position, filming a few frames, reposing the model slightly, filming a frames, and so on and so forth until,… Read More ›
A Lovely Day at the Zoo
Growing up near New York City, school field trips to the Bronx Zoo were a regular thing; I don't think a year went by in elementary school when we didn't go to the zoo. Additionally, with grandparents who were members,… Read More ›
Taking the Measure of Soulcalibur IV
It should be noted upfront that I am both a big fan of 3D fighting games and an unrepentant, inveterate button-masher. When I come at an opponent in a fighting game I will hit the same button over and over… Read More ›
Iron Man a Thing of Beauty in Blu-ray
The massive success of The Dark Knight during the latter half of this past summer caused some earlier releases to be quickly forgotten. Though it is possible that no other film in theaters equaled the brilliance of The Dark Knight,… Read More ›
Debating My Name is Earl
So, I TiVoed the debate last night on CNN HD, and started watching about 30 minutes after the whole thing began. You know, life got in the way, necessitating the slightly delayed start. Well, after watching the first five minutes… Read More ›
Pushing Daisies Puts a Smile on My Face
Last season I really enjoyed Pushing Daisies. At first, I had worries about whether the show could maintain its cutesy tone and not lose me, but after a few episodes I was totally and completely hooked. I didn't realize until… Read More ›
Fringe – Good Last Night, But I can Make it Better
I've said enough bad things about the show in the first few weeks that I really need to tell you when I like it, and last night I liked it. Last night, I thought Fringe delivered a really solid episode…. Read More ›
HIMYM Brings the Funny
After such a disappointing latter-half of the season last year, I have been pretty happy with How I Met Your Mother's two episodes thus far this season. Last night in particular was hugely funny. I spent a good long time… Read More ›
Desperate Housewives’ Leap into the Future
Okay, last night Desperate Housewives premiered. That means today we need to talk about this five year jump that the show is doing – is it the last gasp of a desperate series or a genius way to reinvigorate it?… Read More ›
Thursday Night TV – It’s Like a Cadbury Creme Egg… Sort of
So, what did television have to offer us last night? Well, if you're like me, you watched two episodes of Kitchen Nightmares, two episodes of My Name is Earl, and then washed it all down with a deliciously long hour… Read More ›
Leatherheads – A Not-So-Hard-Hitting Football Comedy
Some movies just scream out “Love me! I need you to love me!” Watching a comedy that falls into this trap is grossly disappointing. Not only do the vast majority of the jokes tend to fall flat, but the performances,… Read More ›
Fringe Goes a Little (Anti-)Psychotic
Out of all the things that Eureka does well, and there are several, multi-episode story arcs aren't among them. Season one was a disaster in terms of that, they seemed to have a vague idea from time to time about… Read More ›
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