The 2007 in review podcast will actually be posted just after the New Year. I apologize for the delay but real life had to go and get in the way of the show’s recording schedule. It is coming though and it will be great! AKPC_IDS += "2102,";

Since Scheler (Clawglip, the other Chris, whatever his name is) told us all about his Christmas gifts, I thought it would be fun if I did the same. No Mario Galaxy for me, but that is ok because I have Zack and Wiki. This game is a TON of fun and is a great example of a game that could only be accomplished with the...

So, Christmas is over. What did everyone get? Chris and I have both beaten The Twilight Princess. I have now cleared my plate for Super Mario Galaxy! I tried it out a little bit the other night and it’s magnificent. The graphics are great and the controls are pretty natural, although it can get confusing with all of the running upside down. Maybe I’ll get...

“The Kite Runner”, told in flashback, tells the story of two Afghan children whose bonds seems stronger that the master servant relationship, or in the Afghan tribal hierarchy, Pashtun and Hezara. The servant child, Hassan, the Hazara, is the stronger of the two; he is Amir’s best friend and protector. Among the many things they share is their love of kite flying. ...

Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts Good old boys abound in Texas. Good old boys abound in Washington. And one Good old boy makes a difference in Mike Nichol’s Charlie Wilson’s War. Tom Hanks plays the Congressman from a small district in Texas who is as comfortable in the halls of Congress as he is in the halls of spas in Las Vegas....

Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter It is only right that the Stephen Sondheim, America’s greatest composer/lyricist and Tim Burton, perhaps America’s greatest director of the dark and macabre would end up collaborating on a major motion picture. The result is the brilliant mesmerizing Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This is a triumph in that Sondheim’s brooding lyrics and music...