Dude, that was a silly ending. In no small part because that’s what should have happened back at the beginning of the season with the owls, and the end of the season should have been bringing him back. Srsly. EDIT: And you know, there’s only so many damsels in distress you can take before it […]
OK, seriously, whatever happened to Bob? You’re losing the thread of your story now. We went from quirky hijinks in fucked up to town to just plain quirky hijinks, which honestly aren’t as interesting. Oh no, Agent Cooper, no!
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Showtime’s version of Rome is… well… It has Jonathan Rhys Meyers, so it can’t be all bad? It’s pretty, and there’s politics, and, Jonathan Rhys Meyers? But holy hell, man, all the women in this story are sex bunnies used and abused by their respective male owners. You’ve got the Bolyn girls’ father basically selling
Scalzi and Toby will be reading at the Books & Co. across the parking lot from my digs next month (I nearly – NEARLY – said, “Fellow writers Scalzi and Toby….” But I’m going to reserve that particular weirdness for after the first of the three books is out next year, at least, thanks). That
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Too long. By about half an hour. A typical problem with summer movies. Also had one too many bad guys (why do they ALWAYS try and pack a *another* one in at the end instead of fleshing out the one they have?). Extra bad wasn’t necessary, as Ledger’s joker was terrifying enough. Not a happy
Red Sonja (will anyone ever make a kick-ass warrior woman without making a point of saying she has a “vulnerable” side? Did they make a point of saying that Bale was a great, dark, brutal Batman but also had a “vulnerable” side? Is this really a superhero selling point?). But aside from that, yeah, sweet
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I sat up tonight watching the last half of The Notebook. This is one of my favorite romance movies (and not just because I have crushes on both of the leads). I generally hate smarmy, gendered romance movies where some dashing, moneyed guy saves some poor but pretty abused Cinderella from her dead-end life. Excuse
I would so watch this movie. (thanks, Tyim)
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