What I Walked Away With After Seeing Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.”
Some friends and I saw “Alice in Wonderland” last night.  I’ll see just about anything in 3D right now.  But let me go on the record: I really have a hard time liking anything Tim Burton does.  Just not a fan.  The exceptions [...]

I feel kinda bad, because every time there’s a big to-do about something, I usually come down on the end everyone else is attacking.  And I objectively assess the situation, to make sure I’m not just being antagonistic.  This is another one of those situations.
I’m not a big Driscoll fan. 
But I was also not a [...]

Saw Avatar a few weeks ago.  A visually enjoyable movie, and a pretty on par story.  By “on par,” I mean “average.”  It’s not stellar.
I didn’t want to see the film, initially. I thought there was too much Eastern influence (I hate, hate, hate anime and manga, and all things like that, so blue people [...]

“Norse Code” is a new book by Greg van Eekhout that intertwines Norse mythology, zombies, dead Iowans, a good dog, and just about anything else you can think of.   It’s a great read.  I recommend it to anyone who’s interested in fantasy/sci-fi stuff.
Who would’ve thought that Ragnarok might happen on the streets of California?
As a [...]