There Will Be Blood–Movie Review
There Will Be Blood was not quite the movie I was expecting. Hollywood loves to tell stories about evil oilmen, not only because everyone hates oil companies these days, but… Read more »
27 Dresses–Movie Review
I probably wouldn’t have seen 27 Dresses except for the fact that my daughter is a big fan of Katherine Heigl. Now that I have seen it I can say… Read more »
Japanese to launch paper plane from ISS
Filed under Useless but Very Cool: Get some aeronautical engineers and origami experts together and design a paper airplane that can be launched from the International Space Station, reenter the… Read more »
Philip Pullman: Kill humans and ration heating
Since I gave a favorable review to The Golden Compass, a movie based on a book by Philip Pullman, perhaps it’s only fair to link to an article in The… Read more »
The Savages–Movie Review
The Savages is a well-written, insightful and often funny movie with a talented cast, but I find it strangely unsatisfying. The subject matter sounds disturbing, but it really isn’t upsetting… Read more »
Kanon (2006)–Anime Review
It’s not unusual for me to change my mind while watching an anime series. Sometimes a series starts well but falls apart at the end. Sometimes it takes me a… Read more »
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
I had some idea what to expect going into this movie. As expected, the sets were dark and gloomy, the blood spurted high and the orchestra roared dramatically like surf… Read more »
2007: The Anime Year in Review
This is the time of year when anime bloggers are busy posting their “Top 10 Lists” or other listings of the year’s best and worst. I’m not really in a… Read more »
Juno
My initial reaction to Juno was a mixture of amusement and annoyance. As the movie went on I started to get drawn in and I ended up enjoying it a… Read more »
The Golden Compass–Movie Review
To begin with, I haven’t read the book by Philip Pullman that The Golden Compass is based on. I also don’t know the details of Pullman’s feud with the Catholic… Read more »