When Home Theaters Collapse
Yesterday, I posted about the contaminated water crisis that Boston residents such as myself have been suffering. Unfortunately, that’s not the only disaster that I’ve had to deal with recently. A few weeks back, we ha...
24 Recap 8.20: Dang, Jack. That Was Cold-Hearted!
I’ve given ’24’ a lot of grief in recent seasons. The plain fact of the matter is that the show just is, for the most part, a pale shadow of its former self. Nonetheless, every once in a while, there will be an e...
Movies Not to See: ‘The Extra Man’
This weekend, I caught an advanced screening of a new alleged comedy called ‘The Extra Man’, as part of the Talk Cinema series (which I generally recommend, if there’s a branch in your area). The film stars Kevin...
Videogame Releases for the Week of May 3, 2010
It’s not the most thrilling week for console gaming. Every system gets the dismal ‘Iron Man 2’, the Wii gets plenty of shovelware, and the DS gets plenty of puzzle games. It’s a down week for everyone, ex...
Beware the Aquapocalypse!
From The Boston Channel: “State officials painted a slightly more optimistic timetable for repair of the pipe break that cut off the supply of clean water to many communities in eastern Massachusetts. Crews found that the 10...
Why Use Hulu Plus When You’ve Got Netflix?
It’s still technically a rumor, but at this point I’m willing to call it a sure thing. An optional Hulu subscription service, dubbed Hulu Plus, is on the way. According to the ‘L.A. Times’, Hulu’s g...
Weekend Box Office: ‘Nightmare’ at #1, People Continu
Sigh. I was really hoping that Dean DuBois and Chris Sanders’ charming ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ would pull ahead for another weekend. Sadly, this did not happen. Instead, some crummy remake stole the top stop w...
One from The Vault: ‘Alice’
Imagine ‘Alice in Wonderland’ without all that Walt Disney whimsy. Instead, replace that whimsy with despair, the bright colors with different shades of brown and grey, and the funny and frantic animated White Rabbit ...
So Just How Old Is Jack Bauer, Anyway?
’24’ is currently in its 8th season on the air. That’s a lot of bad days for Jack Bauer. The show’s producers have been careful to never explicitly state in what year any season of the show takes place. How...
The Best Laid (Weekend) Plans
Welcome back to Week 2 of The Bonus View. How was everybody’s weekend? Because I am a nerd, I spent my Saturday at the official G.I. Joe Collectors’ Convention, which was held this year in Providence, RI. My intent was...
NBC Thursday Night Comedy 4/29/10 Recap
NBC’s Thursday night comedies didn’t disappoint. ’30 Rock’ was in rare form, ‘Community’ was strong, and ‘Parks and Recreation’ was solid. As for ‘The Office,’ well, th...
Weekend Movies: Revenge is the Name of the Game
This weekend features a whole bunch of characters that are gunnin’ for vengeance – a classic cinematic boogeyman, a cadre of woodland creatures, and Michael Caine. Oh and there’s also a sweet little adult drama t...