The bloggers’ reviews of Serenity are slowing to a trickle, but the mainstream reviews are starting to turn up (it’s running a respectable 80% Fresh over at Rottentomatoes). Ebert certainly seemed to like it, as did David Edelstein (of NPR…
There were quite a few additional reviews of Serenity posted by bloggers over the past 24 hours. Here’s a recap of the ones I’ve found thus far: Citizen Smash would pay $10 to see it again, even though he was…
The Serenity blogger reviews are starting to pour in. Here are the ones I’ve found thus far: GA Mongrel says Wow!. mrLawson apparently didn’t get what all the hype was about. G. Bob says you’re sure to like it as…
UPDATE: Welcome, Instapundit readers. The Setup As previously mentioned, I was set to attend an advance screening of Serenity last night, and attend it I did. Aron had expressed interest in seeing the movie, so I dragged him along as…
From the department-of-not-quite-raving-endorsements: “[…]Pom Poko is bizarre, generally slow, and features a baffling number of raccoon scrotums[…].” Now that sure makes me want to see it. Not exactly what one would expect from a film distributed by Disney…
Trader Joe’s Wasabi Peanuts: Wowsers. If you enjoy wasabi peas, you’ve got to try these. The wasabi kick varies from peanut to peanut, but there are some which pack an incredible punch. This may be due to the fact that,…
Saturday: housework and Batman Begins (mini review: “Amazingly fantastic? Fantastically amazing? You be the judge!”). Sunday: church, then had my parents, brother and brother’s girlfriend over for dinner. Monday: had friends over for 4th of July cookout featuring fried chicken,…
When the Battlefield 1942 “Wake Island” demo first came out, my coworkers and I spent countless lunch breaks playing that little gem of a map, with many a daring, brazen Allied raid repulsed by the defending Japanese forces. When the…
Quick reviews of five of my most recent and most recently treasured albums: Album Title: We’re Not Happy ‘Til You’re Not Happy Artist: Reel Big Fish Year: 2005 Explicit content I’ve always held a special place in my heart for…
My wife and I just finished watching A Man For All Seasons, the film-based account of the last years of Sir Thomas More‘s life. While slightly fictionalized, the movie seems to hew fairly closely to the actual historical events surrounding…
