December 6, 2007 Archive

Video

• HD DVD Review: Arctic Tale

  A dull, cheaply constructed film made up of some amazing footage.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 06, 2007

• DVD Review: Gilmore Girls - The Seventh Season

  One of TV's all time great series loses its creator, but still goes out with a satisfactory final season.

  Review in Video — by Patrick — on Dec 06, 2007

• Movie Review: Nosferatu (1922)

  Beyond any shadow of a doubt, this is the Dracula-inspired motion picture to view.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Dec 06, 2007

• DVD Review: Guns N' Roses - Under Review - Use Your Illusion I and II

  A highly entertaining and extremely informative look at one of the greatest bands of all time.

  Review in Video — by Betty Wong — on Dec 06, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - The Tequila Cure

  The search continues for the text-message killer. The ladies of Port Charles blow a little steam and down a lot of tequila.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Dec 06, 2007

• TV Review: NCIS - “Corporal Punishment"

  An anabolic steroid mishap.

  Review in Video — by C. Michael Bailey — on Dec 06, 2007

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: The Simpsons Game

  A solid collection of popular video games spoofs elevated by tons of new content plus co-operative play and a wide difficulty level.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Dec 06, 2007

• Nintendo Wii Review: Spy Games: Elevator Mission

  Easily the worst game on the Wii, if not the bottom of the barrel for this entire generation.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 06, 2007

Culture

• Product Review: Scent To Sleep Luscious Lavender Linen Spray

  Scent to Sleep promises to cure insomnia. Does it live up to its name?

  Review in Culture — by Alyse Wax — on Dec 06, 2007

• Theater Review (NYC): Scapin by Molière

  The four walls of the tiny Turtle's Shell Theater can hardly contain the antic gusto of this new Molière production.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Dec 06, 2007

• Reflections on God and Santa

  God and Santa: Are they one and the same?

  Opinion in Culture — by Doug DeLong — on Dec 06, 2007

• Theater Review (LA): The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare at A Noise Within

  BRRRRRR - its cold out there in Sicilia, and there are bears too.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Dec 06, 2007

• What Not To Carry On, My Wayward Son

  So you've decided to not drive to your senile great aunt's house this year. You're going to fly. Good for you.

  Opinion in Culture — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 06, 2007

• Theatre Review (La Jolla, CA): Cry-Baby

  John Waters again set to music. Don't be a crybaby.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Dec 06, 2007

Music

• Retro Redux: Transistors, Rock & Roll, And -- Polkas?

  He was like a thirsty deacon in a tavern -- even though he knew he should resist, temptation was tough to overcome.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Dec 06, 2007

Books

• Book Review: The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder by Daniel Stashower

  Life is what happens when you’re busy pitching other plot proposals. As Edgar Allan Poe was to find out with "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt"...

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Dec 06, 2007

• Interview With Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., Author of The Human Odyssey

  "Childhood is a manifestation of the spirit, and it is being hacked away by society."--Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D.

  Interview in Books — by Kelly Jad'on — on Dec 06, 2007

• Book Review: Gates Of Eden by Ethan Coen

  A famed filmmaker fails at fiction.

  Review in Books — by Dan Schneider — on Dec 06, 2007

• Interview with David Lynn Golemon, Author of the Event Group Series

  "The Event Group had its seed planted as far back as President Abraham Lincoln, beginning with the American ‘Raid on Mount Ararat’ in 1864..."

  Interview in Books — by Megalith — on Dec 06, 2007

• Son of Great Gift Ideas for Your Horror Fan: Not So Merry Manga

  Turn that oh-no-no! into ho-ho-ho! with these great horror manga gifts!

  Review in Books — by ILoz Zoc — on Dec 06, 2007

• Book Review: Crossdressing, Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

  A sub-par collection of erotic stories.

  Review in Books — by Alyse Wax — on Dec 06, 2007

Sports

• NFL Week 14 - Finding Fault

  Wherein I milk the goats.

  News in Sports — by David Mazzotta — on Dec 06, 2007

Politics

• It's Still About Oil

  While alternative energy sources hold promise, it's petroleum that still drives the U.S. economy.

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael Johns — on Dec 06, 2007