Carrie (2013) A bullied high school student discovers her telekinetic powers. I never saw the 1976 original, but checking out its synopsis and comparing that with the remake, they were fairly similar*. The 2013 version benefitted from better production values, so the telekinesis scenes could be played up a little more intensely. They were a … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 49
Labyrinth An irresponsible teenage girl is whisked away to another land to solve the labyrinth and rescue her baby brother from the Goblin King. A childhood staple of mine, but not nearly as much as one of the other weirdo Jim Henson 19980s movies, The Dark Crystal. I want to say maybe Labyrinth was geared … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 47
Y2K Music Curse Good article about the realities of signing onto a traditional record label. tl;dr version: artists need to pay everything back. It’s especially hard when you are a metal band trying to nudge your way into the already-limited fanbase, which is what I went through in the bands I was involved with in … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 41
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Deadpool, but for kids: Ryan Reynolds is Deadpool and does Pikachu’s voice, and has pretty much the same dynamic, but without the penis jokes and wanting to kill Baby Hitler, etc. Otherwise, a forgettable cast, and there was that one scene near the end where somehow the protagonist went from one of … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 16
Last year, Seth W (AKA, The Bike Nerd) got rid of most of his stuff and decided to travel outside his New York City comfort zone and into the wilderness of the rest of America — mostly by bicycle! He’s written e-books about cycling and travel and is getting ready for his “14 Cities in … Interview: The Bike Nerd
My friend Seth W alerted his twitter followers a little while ago, directing them to this wonderful piece on wired.com written by Patton Oswalt, who played Kevin James’ buddy in King of Queens. I normally don’t like the strain of comedy in sitcoms that don’t go beyond penis jokes and battle of the sexes one-ups, … General Oswalt Patton Just Ran A Tank Over Your Forced Pop Culture References