There seem to be two basic kinds of robot movies: the dystopian nightmare of technology out of control (Terminator, The Matrix, Blade Runner*), and the robot as metaphor for the human need to make…   Read Story »

I don't know what happens when we die. As much as one might like to imagine that there's something else out there because of what unique snowflakes we all are, it seems more likely to me that we just…   Read Story »

I realized this weekend that the entire genre of a guileless everyman who stumbles into Washington by accident only to discover that it's up to him to fix American politics was rendered almost…   Read Story »

This was the video I was going to post first thing this morning if Barack Obama lost the election last night. I encoded it and everything, just in case, but since the mood today seems to be both of…   Read Story »

Last night, Variety had some news about Robin Williams' new movie: Robin Williams has signed on to star in the dark comedy "World's Greatest Dad" for Darko Entertainment. Bobcat Goldthwait wrote…   Read Story »

I might be the only one who doesn't think that Sarah Silverman's "I'm Fucking Matt Damon" video love letter to Jimmy Kimmel is the funniest thing. It's nice when celebrities are able to make fun of…   Read Story »