James Wortman Gear Up for Mario Kart Wii
While every self-respecting Wii owner is no doubt knee-deep in Super Smash Bros. Brawl these days, it’s important to remember that another tent-pole Nintendo franchise, Mario Kart, will be making…
A Wort Report Call to Action
Hey Wortmaniacs. Just wanted to give you all the heads-up on Best of Boston and Boston.tv, particularly this video interview with John Adams Executive Producer Tom Hanks conducted by up-and-coming…
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Bravo, Ric Flair. In a “Win or Retire” Match at WrestleMania XXIV earlier this evening, the legendary grappler ended his career when he fell victim to some Sweet Chin Music…
What I’m Listening To: Andrew W.K.’s I Get Wet
Sometimes, you need to thumb through your CD (or MP3) collection to find a specific album or a song that takes you back to a certain time and place in…
No Country for Old Men: What I Was Missing
It may be surprising, but I had gone without seeing the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men until yesterday afternoon, when I finally popped it in and hoped…
The King of Kong: A Wort Report Short
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters may be the best documentary released last year that you didn’t see. While one man’s struggle to dethrone the world champion of…
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: A Wort Report Review
Ahh Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This crown jewel of Nintendo’s library is now in our sweaty grasps after months and months of delays and promises. The hip thing to do…
Get Doc Brown on the Phone!
I think an archived New York Times piece may be proof that I am fully capable of time travel. Take a look at this July 22, 1858 police blotter: POLICE.-CHRISTOPER…
The Cake is a Lie
I know I’m saying nothing that hasn’t already been said by countless others, but I really must congratulate the team at Valve for their fine, fine work on Portal, one…
Cloverfield in Toy Form
Were you a fan of Cloverfield? Would you like a Cloverfield Monster of your very own to menace your bookshelf or cubicle? Do you have $100 to spend? Well, then…