After last week’s smooth integration of plots, this week seems a bit clunky. Still, the acting remains strong, and Samuel continues to reveal himself as a force with which the heroes will have to reckon.
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Discussion: Where the Wild Things Are
Some skepticism greeted Spike Jonz’s loose adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story, but it’s on its way to becoming the autumn’s big hit.
Have you watched Wild Things? Did it make your heart sing? Do you want to talk about it here?
Halloween Review: Creep
This uneven indie horror from 2004 failed to creep onto most people’s must-see lists, but it takes a suspenseful turn on the traditional monster movie.
Fringe Discussion: “Dream Logic”
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit infrequently has what I call “psychic” episodes. The SVU cops, who specialize in sexually-based offenses, find themselves on a case which has no apparent sexual component. Of course, they eventually discover that it is a sex case, after all. It’s as though the person in charge knew in advance how the case would turn out, and called the SVU.
Last night’s Fringe had a similar sort of beginning. Olivia gets called to investigate a non-Fringe case. It looks like assault by someone with schizophrenia. Of course, it turns out to be a real nightmare, and entirely suited to the Fringe Force.
Heroes Review: Hysterical Blindness
This week’s episode features strong performances and some very well-paced storytelling—and also a few signs the show, yet again, may be about to nuke a fridge over a shark.
Warning: gratuitous lesbian content.
Halloween Review: Zombieland
It has been running about a week, and I expect a few of us have seen it. Keeping the Rules in mind, let us wander into the world of zombie apocalypse comedy.
Fringe Review: “Momentum Deferred”
“Why are shape-shifting soldiers from another universe stealing frozen heads?”
“The most likely explanation that we can think of is that they’re looking for a specific head.”
Science Round-up
A new ring, perhaps the most massive in the solar system, has been identified around Saturn, author Yann Martel (Life of Pi) and astronaut Julie Payette will be first in the ring for Friday’s Moving Stars and Earth for Water, the first entertainment show hosted from space, the CEATEC conference in Tokyo features this robo-performer, and a breakthrough discovery holds out new hope for cancer patients.
Heroes Review: “Acceptance”
The show moves at a slow rate, but the writing represents a consistent improvement over the last two seasons. If you gave up on Heroes, there is some hope.
Halloween Review: The Last House on the Left (1972)
Dead leaves crunch underfoot and the shadows of gnarled trees and circling crows fall across fields and cemeteries. Prepare yourself for costumes pulled from fever dreams and candy taken from strangers and a Halloween Countdown from the Bureau.
We’re starting this October with a double-feature, a call on a pair of houses, the last ones on the left.
Trick or treat. Want some candy?