It’s Shark Week, so here are my top ten favorite shark facts, most of which come courtesy of The Devil’s Teeth by Susan Casey. 10. Great whites suntan. Their hides start out already dark on the top, and can be made darker still by the sun. Great white sharks are only actually white on their undersides. (I [...]
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Watching POPEYE DOYLE, a TV movie from 1986 that looks like 1973. It’s the role originated by Gene Hackman. Starring Ed O’Neill! With hair! Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:01:52 AM via web POPEYE DOYLE ends soon after Ed O’ Neill hits a man in the face with a two-by-four. Spoiler warning: Same way the Justin [...]
What I Watched 2.7.11: Stuart Little 2/ Red Hill.
Posted: February 7, 2011 in Movies (R), Movies (S), TV, Westerns, What I WatchedFirst few episodes of Justified. Stuart Little 2 (with my niece). Red Hill.
What I Watched 1.29.11: Anvil.
Posted: January 29, 2011 in Documentaries, Movies (A), Movies (C), TV, What I WatchedCommunity. Anvil: The Story Of Anvil.
…And who would want it to, as long as this is what’s on TV all day? We were tuning in sporadically all day to Syfy’s Twilight Zone marathon and AMC’s Three Stooges marathon. Both of these programs from yesteryear (brilliant word) were a big part of my childhood and probably the primary reason why I’ve always [...]
What I Watched 12.12.10: Restrepo.
Posted: December 12, 2010 in Documentaries, Movies (R), TV, What I WatchedRestrepo. RESTREPO is very probably the most important movie I’ve seen all year. Find out more at http://restrepothemovie.com/ The Christmas Cupid. That’s right. Only way I could think to follow the devastating war documentary was to watch the Christina Milian Christmas movie. Don’t judge me.
Strangely for a week on the precipice of corporate sell-frenzy month, there isn’t much to pick up on DVD today. However, the two highest-profile releases are ones that I’ve already written plenty about. Knight & Day I liked this movie more than I could have expected, and I suspect that you will too. It’s not a [...]
A girl I know insisted that I get back to my Jersey Shore column. I had some notes lying around for the fifth episode, so here’s what came out of it. Guess this means I have to go back and watch more episodes now. I look forward to the day where I don’t have to do [...]
Click here to read what I thought of Conan O’Brien’s new TBS show, Conan! And click here to see an owl spin its head all the way around!
The following is a reaction to last week’s season premiere, “Days Gone Bye.” I can’t review the whole series yet but I can’t wait to… The fact that a TV series called The Walking Dead even exists is a special occurrence and a landmark development all by itself, so to me it’s beyond my simple [...]
