Film

The Second Coming

by dinhternet on 7/13/2008 11:36:46 PM

So I’ve been pretty excited about The Dark Knight… I re-watched Batman Begins on my uncle’s new Blu-Ray set-up. It still bugs me that the new movie didn’t stick to canon and this Bruce is a bit on the whiny side, but I still love that the tone is so much closer to the comics... Continue »

Where is your evidence?

by MisterE on 4/8/2008 10:28:06 AM

Dick Brooks wrote a delightful post where he shows us how easily people can be swayed by big business and deceit into thinking global warming is not a human problem. I feel sorry for individuals who can't think critically, but I am annoyed by individuals who put arguments forth with no evidence. I a... Continue »

Barack, Bill and the Grammys

by Carol Hoenig on 2/11/2008 10:16:39 AM

This morning, music critics and other media folk are weighing in on last night’s Grammy Awards telecast. Much of the buzz is about Amy Winehouse’s performance from London. She couldn’t get back into the States due to having been arrested for drug possession and something about being unable to get a ... Continue »

Special Effects or a Good Script?

by Carol Hoenig on 1/2/2008 10:00:53 AM

Once again, I watched a number of Twilight Zone episodes during its annual 48-hour marathon. This year, though, I found myself laughing at just how dated many of the scripts were. Maybe because there is no longer an element of surprise for me since I pretty much know the “surprising” denouement. One... Continue »

Are critics reviews a reliable guide to a movie's quality?

by Dick Brooks on 10/7/2007 9:09:39 PM

The key word in the question is "quality". Critics feel that their judgment, as to quality, is the best, if not the only standard. Folks in middle America, feel that critics are elitists, and do not know what real quality is. In my opinion, critics are most often the better guide to a movie's qualit... Continue »