Discussion ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)’
We asked around here at the “office” if someone wanted to review it, but everyone said “Thanks, but no thanks.” Anyone out there see it? And if so, is it any good? And, more importantly, how does it stack up to the classic original film?
Secret Invasion Review – “Secret Invasion: Dark Reign”
The first chapter of “Dark Reign” is here, setting up the next chapter in Marvel Universe history. If you haven’t read Secret Invasion #8, expect major spoilers.
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Novel Review: The Alchemy of Stone
Ekaterina Sedia’s The Alchemy of Stone has found a certain measure of success, even among more mainstream readers. She’s a fine crafter of words; does her steampunk take on Pygmalion do her prose justice?
Weekly Digital Disc Picks – December 23, 2008
This is a good day to help Johnny Depp fans build a Blu-Ray library, but otherwise it’s entirely passable.
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Weekly Digital Disc Picks – December 16, 2008
Here’s the last good, long list before Christmas. I’ll post the Dec. 23 picks shortly, but last minute shoppers should not depend on that list for anything worthwhile.
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Secret Invasion Review – “Secret Invasion: Home Invasion”
Tomorrow I’ll review the “Dark Reign” special, if all goes as planned. ‘Tis the season for hard to hit deadlines.
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Terminator Salvation Trailer now available
Omnibus Galactica Webisodes Thead
Oh hey, look, new Battlestar Galactica! It’s just a four-minute snippet, but it’s more than we’ve had in the last few months.
Just like “The Resistance,” over the next few weeks we’ll get the equivalent of a whole new episode, through the Sci-Fi Channel Web site. “The Face of the Enemy” has a couple of Boomers and Felix “The Bionic Man” Gaeta going off and having wacky spinoff adventures.
They’re trying to geolocate it so people outside the United States can’t watch, but it’s on other video sites if you know to look for it.
Weekend Review – Project A-Ko: Love and Robots
Our Project A-Ko review series continues with “Project A-Ko: Love and Robots”, which is the US release of 3 half-hour long short films featuring the main characters of Project A-Ko.