The Movie: “Clue”

Proof positive that a quality film can be built around a board game theme. The actual game would be greatly improved with the addition of Tim Curry whisking the players from one room to another in the final act.

People: Canadians

Does everyone already know that Canadians apologize for being Canadian? Oh. I’m sorry for wasting your time.

The Movie: The Lorax

There are many challenges to filming a 45 page picture book, but why didn’t the press report on the devastation outside of town or the corruption of the (new) villain? Dr. Seuss might have been writing about current social issues, but he set his stories well outside of any specific place or time.

Service: Charter TV

So the DVR is junk and cable TV is expensive, but we wanted to watch the Olympics and that’s about it. Considering that establishing and cancelling was free and smooth, Charter did what we needed.