Category: Reviews

Revenge of the Sith

This is a retro-post. I put this online 24 December 2005 using the date it was originally sent out. SPOILERS **DO NOT READ BELOW THIS – PLENTY OF SPOILERS (Well it’s hard to have spoilers for a film which everyone seeing it already knows how it must end, but Lucas has surprises for everyone in […]

Lennon The Musical (Review of Preview)

This is a retro-post. I put this online 24 December 2005 using the date it was originally sent out. (FIRST, an excerpt from the San Jose Mercury News) MUSICAL ABOUT THE COUNTERCULTURE ICON JUMPS ON BROADWAY’S NOSTALGIA BANDWAGONBy Karen D’Souza “Imagine all the people sharing all the world.” Now imagine nine actors, male and female, […]

A Book So Bad I didn’t Finish

Yes, for only the second or third time in my life, I’ve got a book of fiction so bad, I gave up. I tried really hard, and I made it halfway. But now, I feel, I have an obligation to warn you not to read this book. It’s called Fool’s Tavern by Ned Resnikoff. ISBN […]

Cirque Du Soleil: KA

This is a retro-post. I put this online 24 December 2005 using the date it was originally sent out. (Details of Las Vegas trip excised) “KA” recently opened at the MGM is the latest incarnation of Cirque: it joins permanent Vegas shows: O, Mystere, and Zumanity. In addition, I’ve also seen Alegria, Nouba, Quidam, and […]

Cult of Mac

ISBN 1-886411-83-2 This is such a kick-ass book, I would encourage all my MacHead friends to go and buy it. If you’re one of those “other” people who use that Windows trash, perhaps reading this book will help you understand why we MacHeads are so fanatical and loyal. Maybe we should call ourselves MacQuaeda? “The […]

Alexander The Great

The man may have been great or maybe he wasn’t. I am offering no opinion on that count. Instead, I offer my two cents on the movie. The movie was visually beautiful. The sound was a bit distracting, but that may have been the theatre I was in. The movie suffered from “too” problems. (1) […]

Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban (Review)

This is a retro-post. I put this online 24 December 2005 using the date it was originally sent out. Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban (Review) SPOILERS I saw the movie today. A week late, but it was well worth the wait. This Potter is different from the other two films as it is still for […]

Ninth Grade Slays: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

This review is spoiler free except for mentioning some names of new characters.(Edit: added three video links) Some time ago I reviewed Eighth Grade Bites: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. It was the first book in a new series by Heather Brewer (known as “Auntie Heather” to her loyal minions*). The new book is out […]