Spooks have another go

For those who have wrapped themselves up in series such as 24 and Alias, the BBC has a tasty import for you. A&E has been showing edited versions of BBC’s MI-5(known as Spooks across the pond). The only thing about the A&E version is that a good 15 minutes of the story is sacrificed for […]

Tamagawa Taiko

Last Sunday I was privileged to see a performance by Tamagawa Taiko & Dance. This troupe is made up of students from Japan’s Tamagawa performing arts university and these kids ROCKED. This week is Sakura Week in Philadelphia – Sakura = Cherry Blossom – and there are a lot of Japanese -themed events taking place […]

“Sin City”

“Sin City” is a graphic, gross, gritty, grotesque, gruesome adult comic book come to life. There are intertwined stories told about (Ba)sin City, which isn’t a very good place to live. Very stylistic, violent, and different. Definitely NOT a date movie and there are no ‘dozing-off’ interludes. GRADE = “B”

“Sahara”

“Sahara” is a tiring, seemingly endless adventure (over 2 hours long). The opening credits listed four writers which was an omen. The cast may have had a good time, but you probably won’t. Great photography, pyrotechnics, and locales. GRADE = “C”

Sliders on DVD

I know its been out for a while now… Has anyone had a chance to check out the Season 1 & 2 box set for Sliders ? The reviews I’ve read online have been pretty favorable with the exception of the packaging(which seems to be an all too often gripe among boxed sets). Its been […]