A Review of The City and The City
Wherein I point to my audio review of China Miéville’s novel The City and The City.
Category: Reviews
Freshly Viewed: Ink
Wherein I discuss my reactions to the movie Ink
Zombie Watch! Unwatchable!
Wherein I discuss several zombie movies that are completely awful and unwatchable.
Zombie Watch! Part 8
Wherein I discuss my reactions to Otto, or Up With Dead People
Zombie Watch! Part 1
Because I’m going to be submitting a dissertation proposal that involves zombies as part of my application to the University of Hawaii Department of Theatre’s Ph.D. program, I’ve started watching a bunch of zombie movies that I’ve been meaning to see. Now, my proposal doesn’t look at zombies in film per se because I’m more …
Movie Recommendations
“Down by Law – Criterion Collection” (Criterion) If you are a fan of Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, Fishing with John’s John Lurie, or the understated but highly original story-telling of Jim Jarmusch, you should own Down by Law. Not just rent it, but own it. I recently watched this movie again and if the first …
Of Things Read & Seen & Heard
“Four And Twenty Blackbirds” (Cherie Priest) Summary: Eden sees ghosts, but the three that haunt her life most are benevolent guardians killed in a tragedy long before Eden was born. When she goes on a quest to find out about the mother and father she never knew, Eden finds that her own story begins in …
When the Doctor Disappoints
The recent Doctor Who episode, “The Doctor’s Daughter” is arguably the worst episode produced since the show’s return in 2005. So disappointing that I had to blog about it, even with the attendant risk that I might confirm the suspicions of people who don’t like the show. I mean, it’s one thing to complain about …
Late to the Dance: Mad Hot Ballroom Review
“Mad Hot Ballroom” (Marilyn Agrelo) J & I watched Mad Hot Ballroom last night and came to the same conclusion: the kids were fun and interesting to watch, they made some fairly profound statements, and seeing how this ballroom dancing program touched some of their lives was pretty darn inspirational and lovely. But the movie …
Book Review: Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson
Take the Earth, place it in a kind of time bubble that slows our time down to an infinitesimal crawl compared with the rest of the universe and shut out the stars and you create a world that poses a highly unique set of challenges to the characters involved. Sort of like the whole world …