Category Archives: Movies

Chronicles of Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Posted on September 6, 2011 by P. Kirby

“After that, I need to watch a good movie about ships,” says my husband, popping Pirates of the Caribbean in the DVD player. That being Chronicles of Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  Granted, if one were trying to clean … Continue reading →

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Season of the Witch

Posted on July 11, 2011 by P. Kirby

Two armies face each other under the desert sun. It’s Christians vs. Muslims in the world series of genocide, aka, the Crusades. Our heroes, Behmen (Nicolas Cage) and Felson (Ron Perlman) trade witty repartee via dialogue stolen from The Lord … Continue reading →

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Tangled

Posted on June 10, 2011 by P. Kirby

My loathing for the “old school” Disney princess (Cinderella, Snow White, et al.) is no secret.  She’s dumber than a bag of hammers and utterly useless as a protagonist. Her only strength is sweetness that can put you in diabetic … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Dragons and Beta Heroes

Posted on June 3, 2011 by P. Kirby

How to Train Your Dragon is one of my favorite movies. I love this movie for two reasons: Hiccup and Astrid. First, Hiccup is what some in Romanceland calls a beta hero and I lurves the betas. Second, Astrid is … Continue reading →

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Blood: The Last Vampire

Posted on May 24, 2011 by P. Kirby

As a rule, “live-action film inspired by anime” is synonymous with the kind of suck that can give you a full-body hickie.  Blood: The Last Vampire obediently follows that rule. Saya (Gianna Jun) is a half-human, half-vampire vampire slayer who … Continue reading →

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The Tourist

Posted on May 6, 2011 by P. Kirby

A lovely day in Paris.  (Aren’t the days always lovely in cinematic Paris?  You’d think they never had winter.  Unlike poor Moscow, where it’s always winter.) Anyway … Elise (Angelina Jolie) is sitting at a table in a sidewalk cafe. … Continue reading →

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Skyline

Posted on April 29, 2011 by P. Kirby

Recap, not a review, because it is so eye-rapingly bad. Starts off okay.  Glowy, alien plasma zooms down into L.A. and starts giving all the beautiful people the worst case of varicose veins ever. Several hours earlier… Generic blond, Elaine, … Continue reading →

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Shrek Forever After

Posted on April 12, 2011 by P. Kirby

Shrek Forever After. A lesson in how a franchise that started out well, can be undone by the forces of bland conformity. The Shrek movies, all four now, follow the misadventures of an ogre (Mike Meyers) who meets and falls … Continue reading →

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You Liked It? Are You … A Crazy Person?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by P. Kirby

Over on Facebook, Smart B*tches Who Love Trashy Novels posed the question: I have many readers who email rants about books they wanted to like but didn’t. Am pondering category of “book rants.” What do you think? Interested? The response … Continue reading →

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The Last Starfighter

Posted on March 29, 2011 by P. Kirby

“You haven’t seen The Last Starfighter?” says my husband, incredulous.  “I’ll add it to the Netflix queue.” I can’t remember why I never saw The Last Starfighter. Given that it features a cute boy, aliens, spaceships, space battles and a … Continue reading →

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