Spies in the Catskills
Annalee Newitz has a pretty interesting article about Get Smart and Don’t Mess with the Zohan, “Can Old-School Jewish Humor Survive in the Future?”
Aliens need earth ladies–earth ladies fight back!
Sleestak has an overview of Planet Comics, which published some Fletcher Hanks stories. Even better, he has scans of Futura, an Alex Raymond-influenced space opera about a secretary kidnapped because aliens need earth ladies! “Over the course of her story Futura quickly becomes less of a victim and […]
Antarctica and John Carpenter’s The Thing
Big Dead Place, a website devoted to Antarctica, offers a whole section devoted to reviews (and one boardgame version) of John Carpenter’s The Thing. (Actually, the whole site is swell).
Prince of War
Prince Caspian, a lesser-known entry in the Narnia series, is a book with not much substance. The recent movie actually streamlines the story, eliminating flashbacks and so forth. What fills the running time back up? Why, war of course.
The Modern Master of Suitmation
It’s a little Minoru Kawasaki retrospective: Calamari Wrestler (2004); Executive Koala (2005); Beetle, The Horn King (2005); Kani Goalkeeper (2006); The World Sinks Except Japan (2006).
2 Critics Hate 2 Movies
The Incredible Hulk reviewed in Hulk-speak: “Roth get injected with serum…. Smash cars. Tanks. Only with no trousers. Roth groin area ambiguous. Groin area look lumpy. Bumpy. Perhaps odd penis. Perhaps odd trousers. Critic … not sure.” And a deliberately spoiler-rich review of The Happening: “I’m offering an […]
The Cultural Gutter 