Tag: movies
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Supporting the podcast arts
I have been listening to a movie review and pop culture podcast for years, called The Filmcast. It’s great and I highly recommend you give it a listen if you at all identify as a movie buff or film nerd. I’ve been listening for years now and embarrassed to say that I haven’t given (regularly)…
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Attack of the Robots
Is it just me, or have there been a lot of robot-themed movies lately? I suppose it’s not really that surprising, as science fiction is one of the best barometers of cultural zeitgeists.
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Prometheus vs. Avatar
The planet Pandora has nothing — and I mean nothing — on the little moon SC-223. This place scared the (R-rated expletives) out of me; it was unnerving, frightening, dreadful, in all the ways that Pandora was not.
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Vicarious entertainment
Pretty much right when we first found out we were pregnant with Iris, I got excited for the future of vicarious entertainment. I’m speaking of sharing great cinematic moments with my kid, allowing me to feel that same wonderment again through her eyes.