Random Acts of Mind by Dones

So yesterday my wife was asking me nonchalantly whether I was going to take our two-year-old Josh to my parents’ house for the weekend. Knowing that she had to study for a work-related test coming up, I had been planning on at least a ‘boys day’ to the pool or something. But we had spent [...]

Words cannot express how much I think of the people who orchestrated and participated in this lightsaber flash mob. A gorgeous sight to behold! I may have to start carrying my saber to the mall with me just in case…

Here’s the list of Oscar nominees, underlining my predictions for each. As always, note that I haven’t seen many of these films (still waiting for my screener DVDs to reach me, ha ha); I will indicate the ones I have seen by putting them in italics. If you’re an avid Random Acts reader, you know [...]

Bottom Line: Jaw-dropping visuals enhance a really enjoyable film.
If I would allow myself to be a little less descriptive with the “Bottom Line” above, it would say, “As good as it needs to be.” But that’s a bit cynical, based on the complaints of an unoriginal story (some of them mine) being bandied about today. The real bottom-line, however, it that Avatar is a game-changer: it changes the way we will view much of our content from here forward, and it also changes the way film reviews need to be written.

I realize my last review was several months ago. I am going to see Avatar in Imax 3D for the second time today. I want to provide an extensive review not only of the film, but also of the 3D experience, so I felt I owed it to my loyal readers to watch it a [...]

Bottom Line: The best Harry Potter film yet. **Note: If you want to remain totally spoiler-free before you watch the film (or read the book), please note this review does contain what I would call significant spoilers. It’s also safe to assume any comments may contain spoilers** When I read this book, I wasn’t terribly [...]

Michael Jackson died today. With him, a significant aspect of my childhood has died, too. There are going to some people, like my infant son, who won’t quite get that, just as I don’t fully understand how Elvis’ death might have impacted my parents’ generation. Others are going to look at the controversy and scandal [...]

Bottom Line: Well done, though not for everyone. **Note: If you want to remain totally spoiler-free before you watch the film (or read the book), please note this review does contain what I would call significant spoilers. It’s also safe to assume any comments may contain spoilers** Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the graphic novel [...]

14 out of 24 picks correct! Yes! A marked improvement!! I’d like to thank the academy… Of course, cade got 16 right. But I suppose someone who has seen most of the films should be able to judge between them a little better. For the record (and despite my earnest intentions) I’ve still only seen [...]

Here’s the list of Oscar nominees, underlining my predictions for each. As always, note that I haven’t seen many of these films (I moved last year so it may take longer for my screener DVDs to reach me, ha ha); I will indicate the ones I have seen by putting them in italics. Once again, [...]