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Category Archives: Movies
Monsters University – Discussion
Pixar’s latest outing is their first prequel. Does it live up their usual standards?
World War Z: Discussion
Is it worth seeing?
Can we handle another zombie film?
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 35: Round 3
Round 3 continues here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. There was one statistical upset this week as Watchmen (2009) edged out Metropolis (1927) by a single vote. There was also a tie between Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), so we used the round one results as the tie breaking factor and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) has advanced to the next round.
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Podcast: “The Animatrix”
In our ongoing efforts to podcast about every possible entry in the Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament, Alex and I discussed The Animatrix. It is available for your listening pleasure at a direct link, or through the Bureau 42 Master Audio Feed RSS, or through the iTunes store feed.
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 34: Round 3
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 33: Round 3 begins
Round 3 of 8 begins, winnowing the final 64 contenders down to 32. The voting starts here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. Last week’s statistical upset was Island of Lost Souls (1932) losing to Charly (1968). For two straight weeks, none of the brackets were truly “close,” although that will probably happen more and more often as we get further and further into the tournament with fewer and fewer contenders.
Movie Discussion: After Earth
Reviews for After Earth have generally not been kind. The prize for abusive remarks may go to Kevin Carr of 7M Pictures, who compares the film to Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video, “a bought-and-paid-for vanity piece for a spoiled teenager who probably doesn’t know any better.”
Still, the visuals look good, even if Shyamalan’s career trajectory doesn’t. Anyone feel like a discussion?