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Spoilers, ho!

Last night, I saw Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds. And, truly, it should be called “Spielberg’s” because no one else could take an apocalyptic event and make it all about a guy reconciling with his kids. Unfortunately, it’s that famous Spielberg schmaltz that once again torpedoes the movie.

Firstly, the good. The special [...]

Finally got to see the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie last night, and I was not impressed. It’s as if they couldn’t decide what kind of movie to make, so they attempted to make them all. And it fails the most basic of tests: it just isn’t very funny.

Problem 1: The Script

Everything seems so [...]

The Cartoon Network has a new show that I’m pretty excited about: Krypto the Superdog, detailing the adventures of Superman’s dog.

Now, I know I’m not anywhere close to the demographic for the show: it’s primarily aimed at the pre-school set, but I’ve never let that stop me before. Many of the same people responsible [...]

I always celebrate Easter by eating jelly beans and watching zombie movies: puts me in that “dead rising from the grave” mood.

Night of the Living Dead: The classic!
Dawn of the Dead: The classic or the remake
Bad Taste: See what Peter Jackson did before the Lord of the Rings. Hint: Alien Zombies!
Zombi 2: a great [...]