I see that the people over at Rotten Tomatoes have compiled a list of the worst reviewed movies so far this millennium.
I was pretty worried about how many of these I’d have seen–I’ve seen some pretty dodgy things this decade–but apparently I have only seen four of the 100 on the list.
Here are my excuses [...]
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One of the reasons I often find things I like in the Guardian is because where else would you find someone like Mark Weisbrot (the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and economics PhD) writing a review of something like Michael Moore’s new film, Capitalism: A Love Story.
Regardless of what you think [...]
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No, I’m not talking about Emma Bull’s 1994 novel Finder–although I think you should go read that too, and all the other Borderlands stuff.
I’m talking about Carla Speed McNeil’s comic Finder.
Why should you read it, you might ask?
Well, I think it’s one of the best straight up science fiction comics out there, and I’ve been [...]
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Generally speaking I appreciate black humour. Generally speaking I get that especially dry, uniquely British style of humour. Generally speaking any book that’s described as witty, much less as “a masterpiece of wit”, is right up my alley. Generally a book that makes excellent use of metaphoric commentary to satirize and skewer political systems, the [...]
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So, for reasons perhaps best described as “masochistic”, I’m watching a DVD of The Spirit right now. I kind of knew it was going to be bad, but this… this is a whole other thing.
Considering this as an attempt to adapt Eisner’s work, and speaking as someone who owns & has read the entire Eisner Spirit oeuvre (in the DC Archives editions) this is an abomination upon the face of the Earth.
Considering this as just an action movie, and not thinking about it as an adaptation of anything, it’s still a terrible, terrible movie. (And I liked Sin City, except for Clive’s voice overs).
The phrase “directorially self-indulgent” pops to mind.
Lots of cute women, though.
(1 Comments)most of it is such a carbon copy of the book that some of what alan’s saying gets across by accident. it’s kind of like someone with no sense of humour retelling a joke he heard once. some lines are taken out of context and you remember them from the book so you KNOW they’re [...]
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I wrote this up for another online venue, but I might as well put it (lightly edited) here. The idea was to recommend five movies that you think are “good” and that people are less likely to have seen. I chose these:
From the Heist/Caper/RomCom Of The Old School pile, I’d choose O’Toole and Hepburn in [...]
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There was, as you may have noted, no Day 7. Last night I didn’t get to explore any of my stash, since I dined with a friend, and he provided me with samples of Dragonslayer Imperial Stout from Middle Ages Brewing Company, Saranac’s Black & Tan, and Dogfish Head’s Palo Santo Marron–it was kind of [...]
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The movie means no time to really experiment with beer tonight. Well, the movie and the fact that we drank The Outback out of Newcastle Brown.
However, one of my Australian coworkers picked up a couple of beer for me (at Julio’s) while searching for some Czech beer that’s hard to get in Australia, and I [...]
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Tonight’s another night with just a single sampling (albeit a 24oz sampling), this time of a “wet hop” ale that came highly recommended by a pal at the office, Sierra Nevada Harvest (the “12th release” or 2008 edition).
What’s a “wet hop” ale, you might ask? (Well, I did…)
These hops are harvested and shipped as “wet” [...]
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On the recommendations of a friend, I made a trip back to Julio’s last night to score a bottle of Anchor’s “Our Special Ale”, a.k.a. “Christmas Ale 2008“.
Actually, when I say “a bottle”, what I really mean is “one regular bottle for drinking now, and one magnum for taking home to share with the Boys”. [...]
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I have previously mentioned how thrilled I am with Lewis Lapham’s current project: Lapham’s Quarterly. The current issue, which focuses on education, is a fine and marvellous read.
Actually, the cost of the issue is more than justified just by the introductory essay. Lapham is on fire. Here’s a little bit:
Why would any politician in [...]
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Sigh. I finally got around to reading the Edge of Reason last night.
Despite the fact that lots of people on the Internets seem to think this was the wonderful book I was expecting, it just didn’t work for me. The plot was kind of interesting, but the rest of the craft just wasn’t there.
The [...]
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I had occasion to discuss my position on audiobooks recently while driving around Melbourne.
I don’t think I’ve written about those positions here before, and indeed the extent to which I make use of audiobooks might surprise people who expect me to be a purist in my love of fiction.
Actually, I am a bit of [...]
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This is the first in what I hope will be a series of positive posts about things that are great. It seems like I should balance out all my ranting in some way, and this seems like a good way.
This time out I want to talk about Courtney Crumrin and the Fire-Thief’s Tale. I read [...]
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