Sherlock Holmes Movie aka Jack Sparrow Goes to Fight Club

The trailer for the new and improved Sherlock Holmes movie is out. As you may know, this is one of two Sherlock Holmes movies, the other set to star Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen. Anyway, this one looks amusing enough. Robert Downey Jr. gets cooky and British while finding plenty of time to slow [...]

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I Like Funny

I’m looking forward to this movie for a lot of reasons, not least of which is that I could happily spend an afternoon braiding flowers into zach galifianakis’s beard.  But mostly because I think a movie that combines the early aughts zeitgeist of Dude, Where’s My Car? and the Let’s Just Kill [...]

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Weekend at the Movies

Summer continues with another huge blockbuster. Luckily, we’re in New York, so we’ve got plenty of options.
Angels & Demons: Ron Howard confuses me. He used to make great shitty movies, like Backdraft and Willow. Then he made shitty “good” movies like A Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man. He also narrated and produced what is possibly [...]

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You’re So Welcome.

Finally. The best trailer I’ve ever seen. Ever. I love you Willy.

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Balls Deep to Conquer Brooklyn Bocce League

Brooklyn Skeptic’s bocce team, Balls Deep, took care of business at the semi-finals last week, and is now all set to play the finals this weekend at Union Hall. Our game starts at 2pm this Saturday, so please come cheer us on (or boo us, we don’t fucking care). The grand prize for the tournament [...]

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Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair

While most of the Brooklyn Skeptic crew will be at the bocce finals at Union Hall this Sunday, the Fifth Avenue Fair will be going on from Sterling Place all the way to 12th Street. Should be fun. Lots of food, crafts, live music and hopefully some jumpy castles.

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Brooklyn Skeptic is Just as Proud as Pork-flavored Punch of ChezJJP

Former Brooklyn Skeptic contributor ChezJJP was written up in the New York Times after participating in the Park Slope Pork-Off two weekends ago at 5th Avenue bar Loki. Already garnering some celebrity status in the Brooklyn cooking world after winning the Bacon Takedown in Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s champ has now set his meat-hungry eyes on a new competition: [...]

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This American Splice

I don’t know what this show is about, but I keep seeing signs for it on cabs, and thinking that it is Ira Glass with inexplicable face scruff. 

                          My doppelganger has an enderingly squeaky voice.

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Bryant Park Film Series 2009

Hey folks. So spending a Monday evening in midtown is no Brooklyn Skeptic’s idea of a great time, but the Bryant Park Film Series just released their summer schedule, and there are some fun movies on there. As usual, get there early and throw down a blanket or people will get all up in your [...]

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Richard Gere Wants to Hang Out With Your Dog

The poster for Richard Gere’s new movie Hachiko: A Dog’s Story was just released. And it’s kind of intense. He really likes that dog. A lot. According to IMDB the movie is based on “the true story of a college professor’s bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.” Honestly, this poster is [...]

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