Category Archives: The Big Screen

Whiny the Elder and I went to see Avatar today, and I have to say that my Top 5 of 2009 remains intact. This is not going to knock any one of them off the list. It’s not that it’s … Continue reading →

There were some pretty good movies in 2009, and it being the season for lists, I’m going to present my own Top 5. I’m not counting the ones I haven’t seen, yet…Inglorious Basterds, The Informant, A Serious Man, The Men … Continue reading →

I’ve done something that few of you all have done, I’ll wager. I’ve been to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz on an actual movie screen! It’s not for naught that this is the movie at the top … Continue reading →

No time for a detailed review, but this is as close to a perfect Star Trek…anything…as I’ve seen in years. It was a little disconcerting to see the future look all “futurey” and bright, but that didn’t make it any … Continue reading →

Probably every geek out there has already read Harry Knowles’ ravings about the new Star Trek movie, where a crowd of Trek fans gathered to watch Wrath of Khan and wound up getting a visit by Leonard Nimoy and a … Continue reading →

What follows is a long, spoiler-filled ramble on the Watchmen movie. If you haven’t seen it, yet, then do so. Come back afterward and let me know what you thought. These are mine. Watchmen. Self-appointed, neurotic (sometimes psychotic) guardians of … Continue reading →

One of my favorite web sites these days, io9, has an article called The Version of Watchmen the Studio Wanted. I haven’t seen the movie, yet, but if the fight Zack Snyder put up to make it remain faithful to … Continue reading →

We finally went to see Coraline tonight, and it was a special treat. If you can’t see it in 3D, then you should still see it. If you can see it in 3D, then do so. One of the director’s … Continue reading →