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[Movie] Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Alfred 8

Mar

27

2016

Batman vs Superman is the story of an engineering genius named Alfred who has decided to dedicate his life in service to the Wayne family as a butler, much to his detriment. As not-so-young-any-more Master Bruce goes into an out-of-control spiral of obsession laced with extremely lucid an violent dreams that really ought to have ...

Biweekly(?) writing update #1

Aug

19

2013

Okay, we’ll see if this is going to be a thing. An awful lot of writing stuff seems to be happening to me these days. This covers a bit more than a week, though–just everything that’s happened in my awesome writing life since the last update on July 31. I have sold a story to ...

Total Recall: An Inexplicable Obsession With Elevators 1

Aug

16

2012

I tried to go in to this movie with an open mind. I really did, I swear. Then Total Recall told me: So yeah. Elevator through the center of the Earth. Well. If you’re not going to take this seriously, neither am I. And no, I don’t count that as a spoiler, because the damn ...

Waiting for Jason Bourne 1

Aug

14

2012

I’ve got some mixed feelings about The Bourne Legacy. There was actually a lot that I liked about it. But there were certain choices that were made in the movie that I feel made it weaker, and I’m not really sure why they were done. The non-spoiler summary: Generally, it was a fun Bourne-style action ...

Moriarty

Aug

8

2012

For the most part, I’ve really liked the BBC series Sherlock. Benedict Cumberbatch makes an excellent Sherlock Holmes, and Martin Freeman is definitely my favorite Watson ever. The two have great chemistry, and I’ve enjoyed watching the old stories get re-imagined in a modern setting. Also Lara Pulver as Irene Adler? Oh, be still my beating heart. ...

Gotta Dance

Aug

5

2012

This movie was on instant play on Netflix and I had some time to kill while I ate dinner, so I thought I’d just put it on for a bit. I’m not normally one for documentaries or cute, but I actually ended up watching it all the way through to the end and enjoyed it ...

The Dark Knight Rises

Jul

26

2012

Tragedy or no, of course I had to see this movie. I love Christopher Nolan. I loved the other two movies in the trilogy.I’m a nerd. Duh. (Oh, and in case you missed the news? Christian Bale is a fucking superhero. For reals.) I liked The Dark Knight Rises, quite a bit. Though I didn’t ...

Leviathan Wakes

Jul

25

2012

This was the last of the Hugo-nominated novels I needed to read. Good thing too, since I have to do my votes in the next week. I’m hoping to at least run through the short stories, though I’m afraid I won’t have time for anything else before the deadline, which makes me sad. My feelings ...

The Hollow Crown 4: Henry V 1

Jul

22

2012

I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. This. The Saturday I’ve been waiting for! Favorite play ever, favorite actor ever, go! Rather than start this review with seven pages of frantic keysmashing, allow me to just say: Fuck yeah. With bells on. There was everything to love about the ...

The Hollow Crown 3: Henry IV Part 2

Jul

21

2012

Finally got to watch this, and not a moment to soon! Darn field work for standing between me and Shakespeare anyway. It’s okay, baby, I’m here for you now. I’ll never let them tear us apart again. Henry IV Part 2 starts off with scene 1 and 2 being intercut again, as it was in Part ...