Most fantasy series I'm familiar with (Game of Thrones, Dresden Files) tend to be keenly interested in creating worlds that operate by consistently by their own internal logics. In some corners of the genre, its practically a requirement that stories run 10s of books of 1,000s of pages long, detailed down to the…

Most fantasy series I'm familiar with (Game of Thrones, Dresden Files) tend to be keenly interested in creating worlds that operate by consistently by their own internal logics. In some corners of the genre, its practically a requirement that stories run 10s of books of 1,000s of pages long, detailed down to the…

"'Bound' is on cable! Gina Gershon is fingering me right now!"

"'Bound' is on cable! Gina Gershon is fingering me right now!"

I thought an equally-valid interpretation was that they had developed some sort of joint custody arrangement, or that Sam still was to remain a part of Lucy's life in more proscribed formats (like the soccer game).

I thought an equally-valid interpretation was that they had developed some sort of joint custody arrangement, or that Sam still was to remain a part of Lucy's life in more proscribed formats (like the soccer game).

The movie never gives you an official answer. The foster family gives this weepy
speech about how they were wrong about blah blah love, and then it cuts to Sam refereeing Lucy's soccer game. Among the many things I hate about I Am Sam, that's the worst. The whole movie eschews any realistic questions about
its…

The movie never gives you an official answer. The foster family gives this weepy
speech about how they were wrong about blah blah love, and then it cuts to Sam refereeing Lucy's soccer game. Among the many things I hate about I Am Sam, that's the worst. The whole movie eschews any realistic questions about
its…

Popinjay, you've given me a new favorite tale of product placement gone awry.

Popinjay, you've given me a new favorite tale of product placement gone awry.

At the end of K-Pax (spoiler?), Spacey's character goes into a coma and another patient disappears without a trace - meaning he may or may not have been an alien, and - regardless - there's another mental patient on the loose. The truth about his mental illness/extra-planatary origins doesn't matter, though. What's…

At the end of K-Pax (spoiler?), Spacey's character goes into a coma and another patient disappears without a trace - meaning he may or may not have been an alien, and - regardless - there's another mental patient on the loose. The truth about his mental illness/extra-planatary origins doesn't matter, though. What's…

I do think that Zacharek is arguing too easy of final point (that skillfully-made 'entertainment' is worthy of respect in its artistry), and that it stems from being unsure of her audience. If you're posting on this site, I'm sure you've had arguments with people - close friends and relatives, likely - in an effort to…

I do think that Zacharek is arguing too easy of final point (that skillfully-made 'entertainment' is worthy of respect in its artistry), and that it stems from being unsure of her audience. If you're posting on this site, I'm sure you've had arguments with people - close friends and relatives, likely - in an effort to…

Well I haven't sat down and "watched" Quadrophenia for narrative, it was being projected on the wall at a crowded, dimly-lit, medium-hipster Camden pub I was at earlier this year. Made an atmospheric background, without sound: Mods, motorcycles, and cliffs, all this intensely-felt youthful angst from a different era.

Well I haven't sat down and "watched" Quadrophenia for narrative, it was being projected on the wall at a crowded, dimly-lit, medium-hipster Camden pub I was at earlier this year. Made an atmospheric background, without sound: Mods, motorcycles, and cliffs, all this intensely-felt youthful angst from a different era.

Columbine caused everyone to freak the heck out about school. 9/11 caused everyone to freak the heck out in general. The first was pretty much culturally a dress rehearsal for the other in terms of public reaction, the cable news cycle, etc. Man, those were some shitty years.

Columbine caused everyone to freak the heck out about school. 9/11 caused everyone to freak the heck out in general. The first was pretty much culturally a dress rehearsal for the other in terms of public reaction, the cable news cycle, etc. Man, those were some shitty years.

BMG, though, actually was 12 CD's for the price of 1, plus a shipping and handling fee ($2.50?) for each. It was a pretty good deal, and you could get them to stop the automatic shipments through their website.

BMG, though, actually was 12 CD's for the price of 1, plus a shipping and handling fee ($2.50?) for each. It was a pretty good deal, and you could get them to stop the automatic shipments through their website.