OK, I’m poaching off of Armchair Commentary. But someone sent me this link and I had to raise it here. These are ‘bad movies’ in that they usually got two stars or less; they haven’t achieved cult like status; but you think they are enjoyable or even good on their merits movies.

Here’s mine:

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Best film I’ve seen in ages. (more…)

So how do you folks watch TV? Do you have cable? Satellite? Why pick one above an other? (Yes this was inspired by Steve’s admission that he not only no longer watches Heroes but doesn’t even have cable)
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Over at AICN there’s a “rumor” about BSG some might find interesting. (HT: Steve who didn’t do this post himself) I put rumor in quotes since I thought the stuff mentioned was pretty clear in the mid-season finale. (The way USA breaks up shows I can never keep straight what is the mid-season break from what is the season finale)
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It’s here. And it’s awesome. (more…)

Not really Red Bull Cola, but rather cola made by Red Bull. Given the phenomenal success of their overpriced taurine elixir, it makes sense for Austria-based Red Bull to further attack the soft drinks market. Alas for Herr Mateschitz, I suspect their cola is doomed to fail. Our years of guzzling phosphoric corn-syrup (or worse, artificial sweetener) means that any new cola is unlikely to taste quite right. And that’s the problem with Red Bull Cola. They want it to taste vaguely exotic.* Instead it just tastes…off, like a cheap Walmart copy. And that’s a problem. Still, it’s worth a try, although you may have to live in Nevada to do so. According to the Red Bull website, Red Bull Cola is only available in a select number of European countries and… Las Vegas.

*Red Bull GmbH would have you believe that their cola contains coca leaf, kola nut, lemon/lime, clove, cinnamon, cardamom, pine, corn mint, galangal, vanilla, ginger, mace, cocoa, liquorice, orange, mustard seeds, and caffeine from coffee beans. Oh, and nothing “artificial.”

OK, we’ve been talking Coen brothers. So what do you guys think about the AICN suggestion to have the Coens take over the Superman franchise.
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The latest Coen brothers movie is a throwback to an earlier Coen era.  (more…)

I’ve been buying DVDs lately. I mean, stuff I want to see, not just stuff my kids want to see. Most of them are music DVDs. The latest:
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Tonight at 8/7c on Fox. (more…)

What follows is, I’m sorry to say, shameless self-promotion. Please bear with me. It all started one day in a school cafeteria. My daughter, Elizabeth, broke off the two middle tines on her plastic fork, drew a face on it, and Batfork was born. (The internet being what it is, it turns out she wasn’t the only one to have this idea.) A series of comic strips followed based on the adventures of Batfork and his arch-nemesis, Spoon.

BATFORK Episode 1: “Something Diabolical”

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As we were leaving after the show, my youngest son asked me, “Who is the greatest front man of all time? Freddie Mercury, or Rob Halford?” Some guy walking near us said, “Did you just ask who the gayest front man of all time is?”
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