film & tv | favorite thing EVER

Nov 1, 2010 Posted by alyx

Taste a little Boomtown

So if the point of Favorite Thing Ever is to make you feel an overwhelming desire to share our passion for the things we love, the question for your favorite columnist is: how do we hook you? Back in 2002, The Spike (yes, again!) hooked me on this new cop show, Boomtown, by telling me about David McNorris. She characterized him as a Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney, a real straight arrow… at... read more

Oct 29, 2010 Posted by melodie

Old-school wiggins: House of the Devil

House of the Devil scared the crap out of me last night. It’s the strangest thing, because you know, I’ve been watching horror films regularly since I was about six years old, and nothing’s ever really scared me since Carrie, which I saw when I was maybe eight. (Pontypool is scary, but it never made me worry for my own safety.) To borrow a phrase from the immortal Bon Jovi, I’ve... read more

Oct 20, 2010 Posted by melodie

At least you died young and sexy, brah

Ah, October. For a homebody who loves shitty movies, there’s no more exhilarating time to be alive. You can’t swing a sack o’ coffee toffees without hitting some cheap movie you never heard of that features Satan, monsters, gratuitous nudity, and B-listers slumming it in Argentina. (I’m thinking specifically of the one where William Shatner is a cowboy with a deadly secret, facing... read more

Oct 14, 2010 Posted by kormantic

SpongeBob wants to love you. Really!

It’s true! SpongeBob wants to be your pal. He’ll knit you a sweater of tears! Take you to Robot Pirate Island! Heck, he’ll rent out the whole restaurant just so you and he can have a night to be fancy together! And of course, he’ll fry you up a nice Krabby Patty. SpongeBob loves his wise pet snail Gary, his dim friend Patrick Star and his crusty boss, Mr. Krabs. But most of... read more

Oct 5, 2010 Posted by seattlegnome

Best movie ever about hackers: Sneakers

Best movie ever about hackers: <i>Sneakers</i>

When it comes to movies about hackers, most people can’t name more than one — usually Hackers. But for my money, the definitive hacker movie is the criminally overlooked 1992 film Sneakers. It’s got an amazing cast — Robert Redford plays Martin Bishop, a man on the run after narrowly avoiding an arrest for hacking. Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, and David Strathairn... read more

Oct 4, 2010 Posted by alyx

This Life ain’t no nature show

Season one of Life opens with a little montage of mockumentary clips about one Officer Charlie Crews. In short order, we learn that Charlie was sentenced to life imprisonment for... read more

Oct 1, 2010 Posted by kormantic

Senses working overtime: The Sentinel

Ah, The Sentinel. Set in the fictional city of Cascade, WA and shot in the Vancouver rain, this ridiculous 1996 cop show had an interesting premise, a varied and multicultural cast, and a... read more

Sep 23, 2010 Posted by kormantic

It time for Hulk party, it time for fun.

The Incredible Hulk has become a sort of house mascot for Matt and me: for my birthday two years ago we had a “Hulk” themed board game party, kicking off the festivities with a Hulk themed drinks, a practically life-sized foil balloon, a poster, a dish soap dispenser and Don’t Wake Hulk. We had so many people that we ran out of markers and used mini-peanut butter cups, HeroClix, and... read more