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Why Sherlock Needs Watson

This is a response to Nerdophiles’ Kirstie Haruta’s article defending the U.S. modern Sherlock Holmes show Elementary as a worthy take on the British literary hero, even in the shadow of the BBC’s own Sherlock. I’ve never seen Elementary, so I’ll reserve judgement. I did however feel that the article short-changed Martin Freeman’s Watson and IContinueContinue reading “Why Sherlock Needs Watson”

Riddick: Vin Diesel’s Passion Project

Vin Diesel, Katee Sackhoff, Karl Urban Is it a good movie? No, not really. It won’t make any post-Academy snub lists. The effects are on a budget, the acting is high school theater guild, and it’s not scary. It’s more or less by-the-numbers and familiar, made for young males. But I liked it. It wasContinueContinue reading “Riddick: Vin Diesel’s Passion Project”

DON’T THINK TWICE – Know When to Quit

Mike Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher Don’t Think Twice is a comedy-drama film written and directed by comedian Mike Birbiglia. It stars Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher and Mike Birbiglia as The Commune, an improv comedy troupe trying to make it. Every night theyContinueContinue reading “DON’T THINK TWICE – Know When to Quit”

Alien: A First-Time Retrospective

Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt That’s right. I’ve never seen Alien, until now. Join Erik and I as we discuss the classic 1979 science fiction film. I’m a newbie; he’s a big-time fan. I even get scolded a little for having let such a thing like this slip. It’s my own fault. Call itContinueContinue reading “Alien: A First-Time Retrospective”

Rocket Man: Do You Own Your Own Life Story?

You might remember a movie called October Sky. It opened in ‘99 and starred Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickam, a boy from West Virginia who dreams of getting out of his coal mine town. He was inspired, along with his friends, by the Russian satellite launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957. At that timeContinueContinue reading “Rocket Man: Do You Own Your Own Life Story?”

Trolley Parks: The Predecessor to the Amusement Park

Throughout the 1800’s and into early 1900’s, streetcar companies needed a way to keep people riding the rails into the weekend, to make more money. So many began opening parks at the ends of their streetcar lines to bring in revenue on the days when people weren’t commuting. They were way to escape the bustleContinueContinue reading “Trolley Parks: The Predecessor to the Amusement Park”