Brave New World (1980)

Brave New World (1980)

Imagine a world absent the need for free will where happiness is just a soma away, you take a pill to overcome sadness, a pill to make yourself sleepy and a pill to keep things perfect. A world that not only encourages sex with multiple partners but mandates it – several times a day in fact. There is no family, there is only perfection. Babies are...

In Defense of AMC Stubs™ and The Theater in General

In Defense of AMC Stubs™ and The Theater in General

Editor’s Note: There have been some lengthy discussion on AMC’s change in rewards programs on an article posted about the change. Out of many of the commenters there, D.C. took it upon himself to provide not only an explanation into the positives behind the change but also to alert us on the drastic shape our beloved movie theaters are in. I think...

V Recap 2.2 – Serpent’s Tooth

V Recap 2.2 – Serpent’s Tooth

One of the most eventful episodes of V still managed to be as uninspiring as they come. Anna’s mother Diana apparently was one of the first Visitors to come down to earth and has managed to learn about music, culture and the soul. These things she reluctantly shares with Anna (Morena Baccarin) after being threatened by her daughter if she didn’t tell...

The Movie Theater – Lasers, iPhones and Bare Feet

The Movie Theater – Lasers, iPhones and Bare Feet

As a frequent movie watcher, it never dawned on me that there’s a huge host of people out there who love movies as much as I do, but would never step foot in a theater unless it was such a huge “must-see” that their natural urges let it pass. Reading some of the feedback on the theater question by fellow cinephiles, I realized that all of my little ...

V Recap 1.7 – John May

V Recap 1.7 – John May

So little Tyler (Logan Huffman) is not the son of this new guy that was forced on us in the last episode huh? Does anybody care? Outside of Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell) bawling her eyes out as her son ran away with Lisa (Laura Vandervoot), I’m not sure if this was supposed to be some huge deal or not. If there is anything that plagues the pacing and the...