Tag Archives: reboots
That New Hellboy (a review)
My esteemed friend and associate Mr. Bloom of the excellent Toisto site loaned us this movie on Blu-ray. I don’t think he’s fully reviewed it on Toisto but he did have some good things to say about it and encouraged … Continue reading
Star Trek: Discovery
Now we’ve watched, as far as I can tell, just about the full run of … season 2? Season 3? of Star Trek: Discovery. Or there are a couple of episodes to go. I don’t know. I can’t keep track … Continue reading
Dumbo (a review)
I went with Wump and Toop to watch the gritty reboot of Dumbo on Tuesday, and got pretty much what I’d been expecting. Dawwwww. It was fine. The parts that followed or called back to the original were cute (I’m … Continue reading
Death Note (a review)
Day 8. 81 pages, 37,483 words. Before I even start on this review, I need to make it very clear: I am aware that there is a manga series that is the true original for this. And an anime television … Continue reading
Discarded Blog Ideas (#3)
(Fuck, I did it again. Apparently posting in the carpark doesn’t work. Oh well, at least I had this all drafted.) Not every blog post can be a winner. Here’s another special behind-the-scenes look at some of the off-cuts and … Continue reading
Sunday: Activism and Rebootery
Day 98. 68 pages, 30,301 words. Another pre-write and I have nothing much to say. My parents are headed home tonight but it will be late, so even if Heikki gets my computer back to be by deadline, I won’t … Continue reading
The Dark Crystal
Day 57. 91 pages, 45,216 words. So, it seems that Netflix is going there. And by “going there”, I mean “getting all up in The Dark Crystal and doing stuff.” Now, I’m slightly concerned but not all that upset by … Continue reading
Carnival of Souls, a mini-review
Day 41. 161 pages, 58,131 words. Phone dead. Didn’t get a chance to write anything all weekend, and that’s not likely to improve in the foreseeable future. Here’s a draft I’d half-written on Saturday. Let’s start off the possible film-review … Continue reading
Westworld
Day 30. 161 pages, 58,131 words. Okay, so first of all, I had no idea the original ’70s movie, Westworld, was Michael Crichton’s work. I had no idea he’d been around so long, since he only showed up on my … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Again)
Day 14. 0 pages, 0 words. I reviewed this nine years ago, when we saw it at the cinema. Watched it again with Wump last night, and it was as un-gripping as I remember. Wump was underwhelmed. Huge book, lots … Continue reading
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