Flametoad

I was a teen in the 1980s. By then my paternal grandfather had passed away and my grandmother lived on her own. Without the responsibility of having to care for an ailing husband, she renewed her life by keeping busy with a variety of activities and friends. As time went on though, her eyesight declined [...]

At the end of the year, I subscribed to an online service called Carbonite. This watches folders that you designate and uploads files from them to Carbonite’s secure servers. The files are encrypted, and only you can access them. (Supposedly.) I took this step because I realized I have over 50 gigabytes of data and [...]

Tropic Thunder is one of those movies that is better than it has any right to be. The trailers don’t do it justice. The cast nails their performances (Robert Downey Jr. is outrageous) and the script is funny. While overall the movie is predictable, it manages to throw in a handful of surprises that make [...]

I didn’t mention that Tadpole 1 and I saw Wall-E last weekend. It was an enjoyable movie, and both of us had fun. I certainly don’t regret the cost of the tickets. That being said, I guess it’s just me but I don’t get the level of enthusiasm the movie seems to be generating in [...]

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 [...]