“Nobody knows anybody. Not that well.” The Scoop: 1990 R, directed by Joel Coen and starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney and Marcia Gay Harden. Tagline: Up is down, black is white, and nothing is what it seems. Summary Capsule: Gabriel Byrne stretches his acting chops to play an Irish crook who gets entangled in a [...]

The Scoop: 2011 PG, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig Tagline: This year, discover how far adventure will take you. Summary Capsule: A boy reporter, his dog, and a crusty old sea captain battle smugglers, alcoholism, and the uncanny valley in a race to recover treasure.

“I miss working for the Joker.” The Scoop: 2003 PG, directed by Curt Geda and starring the voices of Kevin Conroy, Kelly Ripa and Kyra Sedgwick Summary Capsule: Yet another uninvited vigilante is prowling the streets of Gotham, but Batman’s not having two chicks busting crime in his town… next thing you know they’ll be [...]

“Come on, people! A guy in a weird suit with two polar bears can’t be hard to spot!” The Scoop: 1998 NR, directed by Boyd Kirkland and starring the voices of Kevin Conroy, Michael Ansara and Loren Lester Summary Capsule: Bald old man kidnaps hot redhead to perform “medical procedures.” Where I come from, we [...]

“Such rot, sir! Why, you’re the very model of sanity. Oh, by the way, I pressed your tights and put away your exploding gas balls.” The Scoop: 1993 PG, directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm and starring the voices of Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany and Mark Hamill Tagline: The Dark Knight fights to save [...]

Simple question today: have you ever had a custom ringtone for your cell phone or other electronic device that was a popular song, TV show theme, or movie or video game instrumental? If so, nerd law demands you share it with the rest of us, that we might laugh until we remember ours are even [...]

“Everyone, out of the universe!” The Scoop: 2007 NR, directed by Dwayne Carey-Hill and starring Billy West, Katey Sagal and John Di Maggio Tagline: Just when you thought it was safe to watch something else! Summary Capsule: Time travel and Futurama… what more of a summary do you need?

“Yeah, we’ve got uniforms and everything. It’s really great.” The Scoop: 1989 R, directed by David S. Ward and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Wesley Snipes Tagline: A comedy with bats and balls. Summary Capsule: Down-and-out Cleveland Indians overcome their loser-ness to win it all.

“You want to get nuts? Come on! Let’s get nuts!” The Scoop: 1989 PG-13, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger Summary Capsule: A man dressed as a bat fights an artistic maniac dressed as a clown, while everyone involved broods.

“Joygasm!” The Scoop: 1995 PG-13, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman Tagline: Courage now, truth always… Summary Capsule: A new generation of Batman is not necessarily a better generation of Batman, as the pointy-eared one fights the Riddler and Two-Face and his dignity.