Even the dog seems baffled by this guy’s wife’s ability to anticipate his every thought: Link: https://youtu.be/0oKk8ygH3Iw by … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2015
A parent trying to encourage a baby to say “Mama” by offering a treat, and the family dog wants in on the action: Link: https://youtu.be/I_zW6APE1qQ Update: This video was made private for a while, possibly in an effort to discourage … Continue reading
Remember Hitchbot, the hitchhiking robot mentioned in a previous post? A few days ago it was vandalized in Philadelphia and its creators, a couple of professors in Canada, have decided it is damaged beyond repair. Meanwhile, an unlikely “surveillance video” … Continue reading
One of my numerous character flaws is a tolerance for cheap laff-a-minute parodies, which is why I sat through two parodies of The Hunger Games. This one is slightly worse than The Hungover Games, though it has its moments and … Continue reading
A lot of doctors favor tort reform — limiting patients’ right to sue — as a way to reduce the cost of malpractice insurance. There’s also a tendency to order unnecessary tests to cover themselves in the event they are … Continue reading
This is the sort of film that’s more fun for the cast and crew than the audience. The premise: What if the characters from The Hangover and its sequels suddenly found themselves competing in The Hunger Games against their counterparts … Continue reading
The first film in the series was an OK dystopian science fiction adventure aimed (like the trilogy of novels the films are based on) primarily at an adolescent audience, but this sequel is quite a lot better, with more depth … Continue reading
This is the first of a series of movies adapted from a popular trilogy of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gary Ross and Billy Ray. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) lives with her … Continue reading