Category Archives: Movies & TV

Watchmen

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Dan

My mom didn’t like comic books — too much violence, she reasoned — so no Superman or X-Men for me. Occasionally, Archie or, if I was lucky, Scrooge McDuck Adventures. Sigh. But, to her credit, I only climbed up on … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Total Absence of Spoilers

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Dan

I hate spoilers so there will be none of that. However, with it being an particularly busy week and a half at the magazine, I’ve only just now stayed up until nearly 5am reading Deathly Hallows and it’s been on … Continue reading →

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JJ Abrams’ new movie

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Dan

I haven’t seen Transformers but there’s apparently a very cryptic trailer advertising a new unnamed movie, produced by JJ Abrams, and it’s rockin’ geeks’ socks off. The movie is unnamed, the cast is a bunch of barely-knowns, and the full … Continue reading →

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The one big question Heroes left unanswered

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Dan

Has anyone seen supervillain Sylar and Mortal Kombat designer Ed Boon in the same place at the same time? I mean no disrespect; I really like Ed, I’ve been fortunate to interview him a few times, and I’m truly a … Continue reading →

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Irresponsible movie review: The Holiday

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Dan

I think that’s what it was called. I didn’t watch the movie, but I saw some of it on an airplane recently. Kate Winslet seemed always on the verge of tears, and Cameron Diaz wasn’t far behind her. Both were … Continue reading →

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Kat’s take on Survivor Fiji

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Dan

“‘Rocky,’ ‘Mookie,’ and ‘Dreamz’? I have to ask: Where are the other Fraggles?”

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WonderCon 2007

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Dan

Haven’t been to a comic convention in a while, but some friends reminded me that WonderCon was this weekend and I now live so close to downtown SF that I really had no reason not to go. I am up … Continue reading →

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Helen Mirren: QUILF?

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Dan

I rarely see many of the nominated films but I still like the Oscars. I rarely even give a crap about the fashions, but this year, nobody could tell me that Helen Mirren didn’t look better than the starlets half … Continue reading →

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Kat’s Movie Reviews: “Stay Alive”

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Dan

“That actually wasn’t as bad as I expected. I thought it would be ass in a hat, but it was just ass.”

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Ghostbusters on OXM Podcast

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Dan

Most of you know about my Ghostbusters outfit/website/fetish. If not, here’s an embarassing photo. It’s rare when my personal obsessions and professional duties converge, but that’s exactly what’s going to happen on tomorrow’s podcast. There’s some hot hot hot prototype … Continue reading →

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