Geekfoolery

Once again, the film industry is working itself up into its annual lather to hand out prizes to Hollywood’s versions of Employee of the Month. As usual, no one I know has seen, or in some cases, even heard of the movies in contention. So instead, I am going to take the opportunity to review […]

(First, apologies for the delay since the last post. Just been busy as all heck… there are many reasons, but no excuses. I’ll be back on a regular schedule now.)
Speaking of being busy, even without the distractions of work and family, we now live in a world where you can no longer do it all, […]

(I am assisted today by the two geeklings in the Mr. Alex home, who are greater Harry Potter fans than I)
The seventh and final Harry Potter book comes out midnight on Friday, an event long awaited by the two geeklings in the house. We’re going to be there at the stroke of midnight as the […]

Warner Home Video is going to release a new version of the classic film Blade Runner next fall. This is a new Director’s cut–yes, it’s basically a Director’s Cut of a Director’s Cut. Wait, let me back up… first, the movie Blade Runner comes out in 1982, and director Ridley Scott is unhappy with some […]

If you watch Discovery Channel for any length of time or pick up a copy of Popular Mechanics from time to time, then you are familiar with a wide  variety of amazing military hardware that comes out of research labs and ends in the hands of soldiers so that they can become ever more efficient […]

When sit down to watch a movie, we make a deal to suspend our disbelief in things like magic or flying superheroes or love at first sight in order to enjoy the story. If it works, you get 90 minutes of pleasant diversion. Sometimes, though, the whole edifice of a massive plot construct can come […]