I’m travelling, fighting a cold, and working on a borrowed computer for this Christmas roundup. And in the spirit of this non-hum-buggy holiday, I hope your family focuses on the happy and nobody fills your stocking with True Grit (Rotten[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Big event movies, Oscar contenders, and family films on the same weekend means we have entered the holiday movie zone. The first and last of this weekend’s movies are remakes/sequels that rely heavily on computer graphics. Witnessing the advancement in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Imagine if we removed “the” from modern English. To start, all five of this weekend’s movie titles would be three letters shorter. We would also lose “the’s” definitive nature, as with changing “The King of Pop” to “King of Pop,”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Of all of my 2010 roundups, I am left wondering about this title more than most. Why would kings enjoy exporting swans? Does the love extend to ducks and geese as well? Most importantly, why would a monarchy be judged[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…