Stop! Don't read before reading PART 2. Or, for that matter, PART 1. Ok… So, I should probably preface this by mentioning that there are only 4 or 5 other people in the theater. I am able to find perfect seats right in the middle with a great view of… Continue reading →
An "unfilmable" literary masterpiece finally made its way to the silver screen over the past weekend after years of false starts and questionable approaches. I am by no means a diehard Watchmen fan. I only read the comic three years ago, but was nonetheless… Continue reading →
Preface… What follows is not really a review. I thought, in my particular case, it would be more interesting to detail the experience of viewing Watchmen as opposed to just running through my critical view of the film. In a way, this serves as a bonus… Continue reading →
Still Winnable, Give or Take Five Years Today I read the always-insightful Andrew Bacevich's review of David Kilcullen's "The Accidental Guerilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One" (h/t Andrew Sullivan). Kilcullen is certainly an expert on the… Continue reading →
Way back in post no. 2 of The Neurotic Monologues, I commented about anime shows I thought deserved to have live action versions. One of my picks was Blood, The Last Vampire. Today, thanks to darkhorizons.com's wonderful trailers section, I found out there's… Continue reading →