Archive for the 'Reviews' Category

In which Mirabella complains fairly bitterly about reviews Dean James’ Simon Kirby-Jones books

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Okay, I have to confess: James sort of got on my bad side in an interview I read with him here while back, wherein he tried to tell me that his character (bearded gay medievalist mystery writer) was not him (bearded gay medievalist mystery writer) because his character is a vampire, while James, of course, […]

In which I review The Devil Wears Prada (the book, not the movie)

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

I have a confession to make: Anna Wintour is my new hero. The woman is a saint.
Well, okay, probably not. But I came away from The Devil Wears Prada firm in the belief that if I had to deal with a bitchy, self-righteous, humorless twentysomething assistant who rolled her eyes and made […]

In which Mirabella reviews Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir for the PS2. Now with pictures!

Monday, June 12th, 2006

The Bottom Line: OMGFMA! No, really, that’s sort of the bottom line. If you’re not a fan already, this game won’t make you a believer, but it doesn’t suck either. It’s a good game for someone who’s an FMA fan already and wants to hang out with the characters some more.
The Characters
You […]

In which Mirabella reviews X-Men 3

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

The Summary: A drug corporation has developed a “cure” for mutant-ness. Ian McKellen cares, but pretty much no one else does. Characterization arcs are picked up and put down as if the director were an unenthusiastic guy shopping for his mother’s birthday present in Bath & Body Works, and Jean Grey is […]

Sometimes you just have to accept that there is no God.

Sunday, October 2nd, 2005

So Laurel linked to this site, which has a bunch of movie scripts on it. And I’m looking around, right, and I see that Chris Columbus - yes, that Chris Columbus - wrote a script for Indiana Jones IV.
“o.0,” I said to myself.
“It’s called Indiana Jones and the Monkey King, aka Indiana Jones and the […]

In which Mirabella reviews “Boogeyman”

Monday, September 12th, 2005

The Summary: When he was eight years old, Boogeyman’s main character, That Guy I Thought For Two Reels Was Ian Somerhalder But He Wasn’t (hereinafter referred to as Not!Ian), saw his father get sucked into a closet and eaten by the Boogeyman. He grows up to be phobic about closets and things under […]