The Burr in the Burbs

I’ve always liked Nicolas Cage.  He’s very talented but I must say that his career has many highs and lows.  Our family really liked the National Treasure pics.  2007′s Ghost Rider was really low.  But his latest film, Knowing, is thankfully on the higher end of the spectrum.  Not that it’s incredibly original.  Just another [...]

Remember the Tom Cruise flick, Minority Report?  It was based on the classic story by Philip K. Dick.   Set in the near future, the police were able to detect future crimes and stop them from happening.  The BBC will soon air a new series with a similar premise called Paradox. It actually sounds quite [...]

I came across this blog post called 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read.  I’ve heard of almost all of them and I’ve read fourteen of them.  Science Fiction is not my favorite genre, but I try to read three or four good sci-fi books a year.  I’m behind schedule for 2008, having only read 2001: [...]