24/7 - C. A. Bridges looks at TV, movies, pop culture and other magnificent time-wasters.
July 2003 Archives
The air down here
At long last I've discovered a competitive sport specifically designed to take advantage of my own lifelong interests and physical abilities. Air guitar. No, really. Perhaps you are unaware that there have been international air...
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A Hulk for all seasons
Every generation has its legends. Every generation creates its myths. Every generation has a monster. And every generation needs a hero. Mine was a 6-foot-5 bodybuilder covered in green greasepaint. This weekend, millions of people...
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Adjusting my disbelief suspenders, or, why Lara Croft should have been shark food
Forget compelling characters, forget unexpected twists or stirring events, forget any sort of logic. The underlying belief in Hollywood is "it doesn't have to make sense if it looks really, really cool." This credo might...

