Skimming back through my DW/LJ reveals that I haven't talked about what's going on in my personal life since ... erm, April. So, a brief rundown of what's been going on in my life:

( Okay, actually not so brief. )

Epic Arthurian verse by J.R.R. Tolkien? Yes please!

Cookie Monster and Grover summarize The Hunger Games, Avengers, Doctor Who and Newsroom ... in musical form.

This is how Olympic Swimmers really look while diving.

I think I had so much trouble writing this review because almost every scene I adored in its own right, but I'm not sure how well the film as a whole fits together. Wonderful moment-to-moment characterization, nuanced performances from every single actor, great action scenes, and yet there's so much about the plot and pacing that was just sloppy ( Read more... )

My favorite reaction to the Higgs-Boson discovery.

Heart/characterization: YAY!
Plot: Zzzzzzz.
Would I watch it again? Yep!
How does it compare to the Raimi trilogy? Better in some ways, weaker than others. (Sorry, total cop-out answer. It's complicated.)
How does it compare to The Avengers? Better characterization, worse plot. (Shocking.)
What about the whole origin story retread/excessive daddy ( Read more... )

Well, I've heard several positive reviews for The Amazing Spider-Man from friends whose taste I trust and critics who had similar concerns to mine (the "dead dad angst," etc). Plus people are going to keep asking me what I thought of the movie until I actually go and see it -- I'm surprised I haven't gotten askbox messages from FYSW readers about ( Read more... )

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Says the uploader:The first ever documented Spider-Man fan film, and the first (unofficial) live action appearance of Spider-Man from 1969! This was produced by Donald F. Glut and was his last amateur film (he had produced many other Marvel fan films before this) before moving on to write for classic cartoons like Transformers and Spider-Man and ( Read more... )

Says racebending.com:

How will this all play out in the adaptation of Snow Crash, a 1992 novel about a futuristic Los Angeles featuring several characters of color? The main character is hacker and pizza delivery guy Hiro Protagonist, who is of mixed Asian and African American descent. Other characters include a street smart skateboarder named ( Read more... )