So there I was, minding my own business in the living room, when an army of flying robot heads appeared out of nowhere. They’d smash their armored helmets into me and punch holes through my walls. I haven’t lost my mind. I was just testing out the augmented reality features on the Nintendo 3DS....
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I was at the horror convention where Max Brooks broke the news that his just-released episodic horror novel World War Z was picked up–sight unseen–by Brad Pitt’s production company. That was…in 2006. The book was so new that I couldn’t even get a copy at my local Barnes and Noble yet. I bought it...
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My Prometheus review is going up tomorrow. I’m carefully constructing my argument and just need to let it rest overnight to make sure my angle makes sense. I will say I enjoyed the film a lot. I’m just struggling to clearly explain why. One of the more baffling arguments against Prometheus, to me, is...
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With the growing prevalence of smartphones and tablets, it seems more and more people are learning to enjoy video games. Who knew that all it took was sliding your finger across a screen for people to get gaming? The strange part of embracing this mechanic is realizing how repetitive gaming commands are. If you...
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Here be spoilers for the newest episode of Mad Men. You’ve been warned. This season of Mad Men is all about greed. Everyone wants more and no one is willing to sacrifice to give another person an inch. They’ll hurt themselves, sure, but not for someone else. It’s the poorly planned intersection of a...
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The good people over at Pajiba put together a collection of their favorite movie musical moments in honor of the amazing Les Miserables trailer. It’s a cool little collection that can’t possibly please everyone. For one thing, there’s no Oliver selection and no one but me sticking up for the show in the comments....
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Despite my constant love/hate affair with Glee, I was very impressed with the reality show spinoff The Glee Project. The challenges were fair to the contestants and it gave a nice look into the creative process of the show. For example, I don’t like the rampant autotune use, but I have a lot more...
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Have you seen the HTC One cellphone ad with the synthesized breathing set behind some sky diving stunt? Eventually, the song starts to mention Superman and sounds just artistic enough to match the free-falling fashion student angle. It’s a weird but memorable ad that kind of sticks in your head. Here’s the problem. The...
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The first rule of making a bad film is realizing that you made a bad film. The second rule of making a bad film is not blaming anyone else for making a bad film. Not every film is going to be a home run and no film will every please everyone. I mean, I...
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Here be spoilers for the latest episode of Mad Men. You’ve been warned. Last night, about fifteen minutes into the new Mad Men episode “The Other Woman,” I felt compelled to send out a Tweet of disbelief: I feel it’s still a fair question. By that point, Pete Campbell had already asked Joan Harris...
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