Flametoad

Maybe the acting stinks. Maybe the effects aren’t up to snuff. But based on what I see in this trailer, someone please explain to me why Dance of the Dead is going straight to DVD this October instead of getting a theatrical release? If it’s as good as as the trailer seems to be, I’d [...]

Okay, so I haven’t watched Hellboy II yet, and I doubt I’ll get to see Batman this weekend. The best I’ve been able to do this week is keep up with Dr. Horrible (He saw the operation that you tried to pull today, but your humiliation means he still votes neigh!) However, there’s yet another [...]

Back a few weeks ago when life was too busy for blogging, the horror movie Silent Hill came to the top of my Netflix queue. Until recently, it had been our habit to let Tadpole 2 fall asleep in my lap after bath time. This was guaranteed quiet TV time, as she usually fell asleep [...]

I finally had a chance to finish watching Fido over the weekend. The best summary of this movie I can give is Night of the Living Dead meets Lassie.  I thought it was absolutely brilliant. The paper-thin– a zombie outbreak in an idyllic 1950s (that never was) small-town community–doesn’t stand up to close scrutiny. However, the premise [...]

So a couple days ago I was bitching about Bionic Woman. I actually finished the first episode, so I’ve set a benchmark for my stamina. However, Ultraviolet came in the mail from Netflix and it made Bionic Woman look like frickin’ Macbeth. Wow. Okay, note to self. Anime can be cool, but it doesn’t translate [...]