I don’t know what people are thinking when the use the word “nonplussed” to mean the opposite of “moved” or “impressed”. Maybe that those things are “plusses” and the person is not any of them. The word “nonplussed” means “surprised”, … Continued
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[I have lately been noticing more and more of the most appalling errors in English grammar and usage. And not just from the president. Maybe I’m getting old and curmudgeonly. So that you are spared the embarrassment of the most … Continued
For the record: Amanpour, Christiane (kris-tə-YAN ä-MÄN-pür) Auel, Jean (OUL) Baum, L. Frank (BOM) Blanchett, Cate (KĀT BLAN-chət) Buscemi, Steve (boo-SHEM-ē) Clowes, Daniel (KLŌZ) Coelho, Paulo (POU-lō KOO-ĀL-yoo) Derrida, Jacques (zhäk dâr-ē-DÄ) Fiennes, Ralph (RĀF FĪNZ) Foer, Jonathan Safran (FÔR) … Continued
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Like all good geeks, I have a soft spot for Superman II. Today I want to overthink one scene in particular… and surprisingly, it does not feature the line “Kneel before Zod.” Early in the film, Lois and Clark are … Continued
Pan’s Labyrinth, the gorgeous film by Guillermo del Toro, was on TV again the other day, and just seeing certain scenes brought all the feelings I had upon my first viewing flooding back. I should say at the outset that … Continued
The movie begins with a heavily-armed group of Russian soldiers attacking an American military base. That seems like the kind of thing that could touch off a war. Can we at least agree that it’s probably something the Russians wouldn’t … Continued
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I present to you as a special peek into my other projects (most of which revolve around a very cool theatre in Greater Boston), an entry into the Providence, Rhode Island 48 hour film project, Monday the 13th, by Nature’s … Continued
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As much as I’d like to, I can’t take credit for the nitpicky complaint that follows – it was pointed out to me years ago by an old co-worker of mine named Jory. And now it seems so glaringly obvious … Continued
Part 3 in a series of disgruntled rants. So towards the beginning of the movie, Dr. Jones tells us: Legend says that a crystal skull was stolen from a mythical lost city in the Amazon, supposedly built out of solid … Continued
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So we have no reason to believe Mutt Williams has any globe-trotting experience whatsoever. He’s a motorcycle repair-guy/greaser. When he sees a scorpion in the cemetery, he reacts with an “I’m a city mouse” look of horror. Anyway, 45 minutes later, … Continued
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