Category: Movies

• Returning from That Summer Place

  It’s almost back to school time here in southeastern Pennsylvania, which means the kids will be terminating their summer brain dumps, rushing to catch up on assigned reading and trying…

  

• My Rhode Island Geek Brothers and Sisters, You Have Failed PR 101

  First off, I’d like to go on record as saying that I was a big ol’ geek long before I was a journalist, and I have the well-worn science fiction…

• In the Wake of Charleston, Waiting for Tomorrowland

  Wow – what a weird couple of weeks. A few major Supreme Court decisions that permanently turned things in the U.S. in a dramatically different direction, preceded by the tragedy…

• Because It’s Monday, Classic ‘Star Trek’ Characters Rendered in Pixar Style

  It’s hard to recall that there was ever anything wrong with Pixar, but anyone who watched the short subject Tin Toy, which preceded the release of Toy Story by seven…

• Breaking: Live Stream of Today’s Big Announcement at Apple

  Ah, yes … another gathering of the faithful Disciples of Jobs, raising their voices and rending their garments in preparation of  hearing what wisdom their benevolent overlord will pass down…

• Funky Friday: How Groot Got His Groove Back

  If you don’t get it, it’s because you haven’t seen it. And if you haven’t seen it, you really, really should.

• Entirely Biased and Totally Subjective Movie Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

  What is it about the beach that makes everyone’s attitude improve? Think about it. Everything good in life seems a little bit easier when you’re breathing sea air and basking…

• May the 4th Be With You! Here’s some Star Wars-Themed Disco to Help You Celebrate!

  As I constantly remind my children (and pretty much anyone under 30 who will listen) I was fortunate to appreciate the arrival of Star Wars in its perfect, undistilled and…

• Funky Friday Goes to the Movies: A James Brown Biopic is On the Way

  James Brown’s story + James Brown’s music + excellent director and a stellar cast = a couple of blissful hours in the cinema for this funkateer sometime soon.

• Your Morning Nerdgasm: The ‘Back to the Future’ Hoverboard, Brought to You by Doc Brown Himself

  I can in no way vouch for the veracity of this, but the big names – included Christopher Lloyd – enlisted for this video make it pretty cool anyway. And…