Bob Chipman, Author at The Escapist

Advice From a Fanboy

Here at the homestead, I’ve been dealing with computer issues for the better part of the last month. I hate computer issues because ...

By Bob ChipmanJanuary 29, 2010

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The Good Book of Bad Movies

A personal anecdote: I lost my first “professional” film-criticism gig over The Passion of The Christ. It was the early 2000s, and I’d ...

By Bob ChipmanJanuary 22, 2010

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Spider-Man No More

“I’m an insect who dreamt he was a man, and loved it. But now that dream is over, and the insect is awake.” ...

By Bob ChipmanJanuary 15, 2010

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Blue (Skin) State

The following contains significant plot-spoilers for the film Avatar. The final year-and-change of the decade was a pretty lousy period for Americans who ...

By Bob ChipmanJanuary 8, 2010

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Decade of the Nerd

I’ve no opinion on what we should call the decade now-passed (“00s?” “Naughts?”) but by any name my conclusion would be the same: ...

By Bob ChipmanJanuary 1, 2010

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MovieBob’s Best Of 2009

The end of the year is the time that critics assemble “Best of” lists, usually in the form of a top ten. So ...

By Bob ChipmanDecember 25, 2009

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Going Native

By the time you read this, I’ll have seen (and reviewed) James Cameron’s Avatar, but as of this writing, I haven’t yet. This ...

By Bob ChipmanDecember 18, 2009

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Kneel Before Zog

In February 2006, actor Joaquin Phoenix may have come close to death. He had been in a car crash on a mostly-desolate L.A. ...

By Bob ChipmanDecember 11, 2009

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The Bland Side

It’s said that there’s a special kind of evil genius at work within Hollywood film producers – the men who decide what gets ...

By Bob ChipmanDecember 4, 2009

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On “The Road” With Bergman

I’d like to share something with you: When movie critics get together, we talk shop – mostly stuff we’ve seen, stuff we want ...

By Bob ChipmanNovember 27, 2009

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Twilight of the She-Geeks

Here’s a sentence I never could’ve guessed I’d be writing: A publicity photo of a shirtless Taylor Lautner convinced me to read the ...

By Bob ChipmanNovember 20, 2009

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Disasterpiece

(NOTICE: This article may contain spoilers for the movie “2012.”) In October of 2008, The Guardian published a “Life & Style” article by ...

By Bob ChipmanNovember 13, 2009

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