One vote for Free Enterprise as geekdom’s greatest film. By Randy M. Dannenfelser September 16, 2004 orig. November 26, 2003 “I won’t grow up!” — Peter Pan “You’re only young once, but you can be immature forever.” — John Greier **This review contains an occasional spoiler** This one’s a no-brainer. What more could a geekboy ask for in a movie?…
Read More »We waited nine years for this? By Diana Estigarribia May 20, 2002 The end of The X-Files. Let’s say that again. The end of The X-Files. Phew, okay. I had to remind myself that this was the series finale, because it sure didn’t feel like no series finale. Series finales of great shows are exciting, heart-wrenching, touching, and make the longtime fan feel good…
Read More »He’s from the streets, yo. He wears an earring. By Matt Springer March 09, 2002 “I don’t want or need you to bail me out again,” Diana/Sheridan said to Brian in the episode’s opening moments. Hon, you’re the most crapola waitress I’ve ever seen. Maybe you need a hand, eh? And so she gets one, in the form of bartender…
Read More »Long Live the Lone Gunmen. By Diana Estigarribia April 22, 2002 Spoiler Warning: if you haven’t seen “Jump the Shark” yet, there are major spoilers in the following review. For the first time in nine years of watching The X-Files, I am truly speechless. Stunned. And more disappointed and angrier than I’ve ever been. “Jump the Shark” is the culprit, of…
Read More »I don’t watch TV. Really. By Diana Estigarribia September 23, 2002 When cable entered the homes of America, it skipped my house. For me, it was just another molto-expensive toy (like Atari) that only my rich Long Island friends enjoyed; only the “cool” kids had Donkey Kong and their MTV. Today, oh, how I yearn for those more innocent days….
Read More »Here’s the list: everything from poignant coming-of-age stories to scenes of gratuitous violence. By Spence D. January 24, 2003 I go see a lotta films every year. It’s one of the perks (and also the major drawback) to being a pop culture journalist. The perk is that you get to peep stuff like Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers weeks before…
Read More »Enjoy the timeless void. By Matt Springer September 16, 2004 And so, with a quiet WB-level whimper, Joss Whedon’s imagination leaves television screens on Wednesday night. The final episode of Angel marks the end of 12 seasons’ worth of original television straight from the fresh brains of Whedon and his consistently excellent casts and crews. (And that doesn’t even count the sorta-half…
Read More »Is an abundance of Rock-steady action enough to satisfy our connoisseurs of cheese? By Diana Estigarribia and Sarah Kuhn April 22, 2002 As certified cheese-action movie junkies, Entertainment Geekly‘s Sarah and Diana were first in line for The Scorpion King, the prequel to the equally kitsch-a-riffic Mummy flicks. Mining the same pseudo “ancient worlds” mythology, SK follows the Akkadian Mathayus (The Rock, er, Dwayne Johnson in…
Read More »The boy’s a time bomb. By Anthony Karcz September 16, 2004 Now I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for temporal displacement episodes. Started early, cutting my teeth on the mind fuck eps of ST:TNG. Back then, it was novel, a fresh concept; now everyone’s doing the Time Warp again — a time shift here, a displaced memory there, and, voila!,…
Read More »Sarah and Diana debate the relative merits of their favorite SW Universe lust objects. By Sarah Kuhn and Diana Estigarribia May 17, 2002 On the eve of the Attack of the Clones premiere, EG’s very own Sarah and Diana gathered for a highly academic discussion regarding one of the most crucial aspects of the Star Wars universe. Specifically, of all the charming…
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