The Electric Misanthrope is a cynical person who 
reviews books, films, TV series, and other things
that she finds within reach.  She doesn't praise
something just because everyone else does or
condemn something just because that's the chic 
thing to do.  `Know thy critic' is an important rule:
the Misanthrope is a woman in her early twenties,
U.S. citizen, Catholic, with a hearty contempt for 
politics of all affiliations.  With regard to arts and 
entertainment, she believes that all Death Stars
should be blown up, all vampires staked, and
all dragons stabbed through the heart with a 
magic sword.  Her favorite formulation is the
Three Laws of Entertainment: until proven
otherwise, all TV producers are crooks, 
all writers are hacks and all actors are
morons.  You won't find too many critical 
darlings here, and you'll find no "slice of
life" movies, books, or series.  Fantasy,
science fiction, mystery - even the odd
swashbuckler or gothic tale - are all 
represented here.  The banal, the 
supposedly realistic, the conventional,
don't get much room at this address.

The Reviews