Category: TV & Movies

Academy Awards 2016: Last Day of Freedom

Since I’ve been trying to watch a lot of the Oscar-nominated documentaries this year (just because it’s the one category I usually skip completely) I looked at Last Day of Freedom, the story that Bill Babbitt tells about the brother he delivered to the police. At just under 34 minutes, it’s not an easy film to watch. But I

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Lost in Sci Fi
Leland Pierce

Lost In Sci-Fi Special: Ex Machina

You can listen to this episode on our Lost In Sci-Fi channel at Anchor.fm! This week we devote our whole episode to the Oscar nominated film, Ex Machina, the movie where a young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking humanoid A.I. But

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Academy Awards 2016: Spotlight

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Elizabeth and I watched Spotlight, which is nominated in six different categories: Best Picture, Directing, Writing (Original Screenplay) and Film Editing. Mark Ruffalo is nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Rachel McAdams is nominated for Best Actress in a

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TV & Movies
llyzabeth

Academy Awards 2016: Amy

“I don’t think I’m going to be at all famous. I don’t think I could handle it.” This was the movie I watched only because I had to, because I’d watched all the other documentaries nominated for an Oscar this year, and I didn’t want to leave one out. I’ve never been a huge fan of

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Academy Awards 2016: Animation Shorts

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! This week Jada and Elizabeth had a chance to see all of the films that have been nominated for Best Animated Short, and they recorded the post-viewing debriefing as a bonus podcast, part of a month of Oscars® coverage from PixelatedGeek.com.

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Books
llyzabeth

Ricky Whittle cast as Shadow Moon in “American Gods”

Starz and FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) announced today that Ricky Whittle (“The 100,” “Austenland”) has been cast as Shadow Moon in the upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel, American Gods. The series will begin shooting in April. Neil Gaiman said, “I’m thrilled that Ricky has been cast as Shadow. His auditions were remarkable. The process of

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Binary System Podcast #23 – Return of The X-Files

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! It’s another week and still no Night Vale, but that’s okay because we’ve got X-Files! The twins break down the first episode of the new X-Files series, with all the conspiracies, explosions, and the complete lack of anybody making out with anybody

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Binary System Podcast #22 – Spoilerific Star Wars (and Sherlock)

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! The twins have both finally seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens and SPOILERS! Holy cow the SPOILERS ALL OVER THE PLACE. For this and for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. (Hey, if you’re gonna spoil things, spoil all the things.)

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TV & Movies
llyzabeth

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Returns to Cartoon Network

Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc. today that the  popular kids television series Transformers: Robots in Disguise will return for a second season on Cartoon Network in the U.S., which consistently ranks as a top-rated network in Total Day for kids ages 6-11. The latest installment in the global TRANSFORMERS franchise

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