Stuff I’m absolutely loving:
Saga
The Manhattan Projects
Animal Man
John Byrne’s Trio
Amazing Spider-Man
Action Comics
Birds of Prey
Venom
Blue Beetle
Stuff that’s so-so:
Batman
Swamp Thing
Captain Atom
Justice League/Shazam
Aquaman
All-Star Western
Garbage I’m reading but can’t stop because I have problems:
All four of the Green Lantern books. They really suck right now.
Star Trek Ongoing
Ragemoor
Northlanders (Thank God that’s done!)
Elena (2012), Andrei Zvyagintsev, B+
Distant (2002), Nuri Bilge Ceylan, B
Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Wes Anderson, A
The Chernobyl Diaries (2012), Bradley Parker, C-
Dark Horse (2012), Todd Solondz, B-
5 Broken Cameras (2012), Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, A
Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), Jacques Rivette, C
The Intouchables (2012), Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, D
There was a time when I linked everything I wrote from this blog. That time is long gone. But here’s some stuff I did recently you may want to check out.
My interview with Jurgen Fauth about his fantastic book KINO is over at Badass Digest.
The 10 Most Awesome Faster-Than-Light Systems of Travel in Science Fiction (or whatever the hell I called this thing) is over at Popular Mechanics.
My salute to the finale of Star Trek: Voyager is at StarTrek.com.
My list of best pets on Star Trek is over at StarTrek.com.
A list of fun, dopey movie gadgets is at NextMovie.com.
A behind-the-scenes look at how film festivals give awards is at IFC.com.
The best “New Hollywood” movies you probably haven’t seen is over at SlashFilm.com.
What happens when a man loses his mojo? He moves upstate.
A crafty, well-told short book that doesn’t get filthy at all until the last third.
This is essential reading because it finally explains Nimbus III.
Where Do We Go Now? (2012), Nadnie Labaki, B-
The Phantom Carriage (1921), Victor Sjostrom, B
Dark Shadows (2012), Tim Burton, C-
The Dictator (2012), Larry Charles, B
Ushpizin (2005), Gidi Dar, C+
The Avengers (2012), Joss Whedon, A-
Come and See (1985), Elem Klimov, B
Inception (2010), Christopher Nolan, A-
Iron Man (2008), Jon Favreau, A-
The Incredible Hulk (2008), Louis Leterrier, C
Iron Man 2 (2010), Jon Favreau, C+
Thor (2011), Kenneth Branagh, B+
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Joe Johnston, A
The Avengers (2012), Joss Whedon, A-
Asylum Blackout (2012), Alexandre Courtes, D
