"The little clip shows exactly why Jar-Jar (and to some extent, the entire Phantom Menace film) is so unliked by so many. And it's hilarious. Skip straight to the 1:00 mark to start. You're not missing anything but the standard film. Star"
Why Jar-Jar is the most hated character in Star Wars

"Okay, what can I say... I didn't get to spend any time this week combing the Tubes. I actually have something lined up, but I didn't get a chance to write the post about it. Instead you get this: Impressive lung"
Tuesday TubeWatch: Woman+hot water bottle+weird contest

"Vampires and Lycans (werewolves) have been at war with each other for centuries. That war came to a head in Underworld. Both sides ended the movie under a world of hurt, with Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and the human/lycan/vampire hybrid Michael"
Review: Underworld: Evolution

"No one has written a super-hero theme song yet that beats the one from the 60s Spider-man cartoon. Don't get me wrong, there have been some great themes written, but Spider-man's is the swinging-est. Over the years, a few versions have"
Spider-man dances (and so does The Flash)

"My wife's opinion differed a bit from mine (as usual... ;) ). Like me, she wanted to know more about what he was like after beating the addiction. The text said he never used heroin again, but did he substitute"
Review: Ray (another perspective)

"The Second Chance DVD Steve Taylor is no stranger to controversy. His music in the '80s was unabashedly pointed at issues of hypocrisy and general laziness within Christian communities and its leaders (and it's important to realize that he recognized himself"
Review: The Second Chance

"I learned at least two things from this movie: Bobby Darin sang a much wider range of songs than I thought Kevin Spacey can sing Actually, despite the unapologetic fictionalization of Darin's life, I feel like I learned a lot about Bobby Darin."
Review: Beyond the Sea

"[caption id="attachment_1036" align="alignright" width="285" caption="Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"][/caption] I haven't read the books. In general I've tried to avoid reviews and other spoilers for the film (though I did get spoiled for the ultra-major event, annoyingly). I've heard a"
Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

"Parkin's Lot: Stupid in America Godfrey Parkin takes the notion (supported by a study) that America's public schools, on average, produce substandard education, and applies it to corporate environments. As he says, the condemnation of America's school system is nothing new. I've"
America's schools ineffective? Challenges for corporate learning

"Slice of SciFi News Briefs - Slice of SciFi Watch the pilot episode of The Sarah Conner Chronicles online! Today only! Fox will post the pilot episode of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” exclusively on tv.Yahoo! for 24 hours beginning January 4"
Terminator TV show online - limited time

"Today held a couple of movie 'firsts' for me. I didn't see either of them coming. The first 'first': I went to a movie alone. The second 'first': I left before it ended. In fact, about 15 minutes before it ended. Let's back"
The #1 reason to walk out of Inception is...

"That is some seriously well-integrated CGI. I love it. The Stormtrooper's "Boo-ya" at the end kills me. To be a total geek, here, I gotta say that a beam meant to take out a planet would not stop at taking out one"
Tuesday TubeWatch: Death Star Trek Wars

"I was giving Heroes the benefit of the doubt. Sure, they'd stumbled. The brother/sister Mexican road trip last season was a big mistake. This season was an improvement for a while (well, it had promise, anyway), but there have been"
"Heroes" hits bottom and grabs for the shovel

"Catch Up to Season Four | Battlestar Galactica | SCIFI.COM Looking for a quick reminder after the two decade wait between season 3 and the finally about to debut season 4 of Battlestar Galactica? The video at the link above is"
3 years in 8 minutes - BSG

"Creating Passionate Users Risk aversion can take a good idea and make it useless. And risk aversion is rampant in corporations. That's one of the points in Kathy's post. It's a long post, and it's late, so I'm not going to"
Risk aversion can hurt you