I will do an actual write up shortly, but first I had to quote this. The context is that the character is having trouble walking.

It seemed like at any moment his knees were going to take a vacation and he was going to yard sale like an idiot. - J. R. Ward, Lover UnboundI can tell from context that "yard sale" means "fall down ( Read more... )

Ages ago, when I auto-disqualified any works set during the Holocaust, slavery, etc from nomination in the YA Agony Awards, I threatened to do a second run-off based on the trashiest and most exploitative works involving real-life tragedies ( Read more... )

Found: the ultimate smug liberal movie ( Read more... )

Last night I went with friends to see Inception, which was quite good and which I will attempt to write up later when I have more time ( Read more... )

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This awful movie was based on a popular book which I haven’t read due to lack of interest in the subject matter and apparent aim at a younger audience than usually appeals to me, The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
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This is a peculiar movie of jaw-dropping badness, a superhero musical comedy in which the writer mostly forgot to write in any actual jokes ( Read more... )

The casting, most of the performances but especially the girl who played Lyra and Ian McKellen as the voice of Iorek Byrnison, the art direction, Nicole Kidman's outfits, Daniel Craig being hot, and the scene in which Lyra meets the other bear king: GOOD ( Read more... )

Netflix noticed that I like action movies, and told me that I would like this one. Even though I ended up resorting to extensive fast-forwarding when it got too painful, and only stopped when it looked like something interesting might be going on, this is still one of the worst movies I've ever seen ( Read more... )

This is a meme. To participate, please list the five worst movies you have ever seen, with at least one sentence each that explains why they were so bad. Optionally, begin by listing your criteria for movie badness ( Read more... )