Flametoad

Even though sometimes this blog devolves into a linkfarm when I’m too busy to write anything original, I do try to keep it at least moderately interesting. One of my rules is to avoid blabbing on about inane stuff that nobody cares about–like what I ate for dinner or the new sneakers I bought. I [...]

So… you’ve seen the movie Pleasantville, right? The movie set in an idyllic 1950′s slice of Americana that only ever existed in the imaginations of media executives and gullible viewers? And you’ve seen Shaun of the Dead, right? The British comedy about a zombie attack that ends with civilization gaining the upper hand and harnessing [...]

As some of you know, my day job (when I’m not slaving away with 12 to Midnight) is at a university. Last week was Spring Break, so I stayed home with Tadpoles 1 & 2 while Mrs. Flametoad went to work at her real-world job where concepts like Spring Break are mere fantasies. Watching (and [...]

This weekend I watched A Scanner Darkly. This sci-fi(ish) movie came out last year and seemed to make a minor impression with geeks. I have very mixed feelings about this movie. On one hand, I thought the roto-scoping was nothing more than a gimmick. There’s nothing about the movie that wouldn’t have worked fine non-rotoscoped. [...]