Today is the 35th anniversary of the release of Star Wars. For my generation, it was a defining moment of our youth. I have no doubt that it was the gateway to geekdom for so many of us. I was already a fan of Space: 1999 and The Six Million Dollar Man, but the experience… Read More Star Wars: The 35th Anniversary
This film is made of so much win that no winometer can even measure it. These iconic Marvel Comics characters finally come together as a team, and it lives up to all of the expectations and hype. SHIELD Director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) brings together Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor… Read More Review: The Avengers
SPOILER WARNING! BEYOND THIS POINT, THERE ARE SPOILERS! READER BEWARE! Action Comics #1 – Grant Morrison reboots Superman back to his roots as a rough and tumble Champion of the Oppressed. I approve. Superman, in reference to the corrupt billionaire in his grasp: “Sure, officer, I’ll put him down…just as soon as he makes a… Read More DCnU – Week 2 Mini-Reviews
SPOILER WARNING! BEYOND THIS POINT, THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS! READER BEWARE! Flashpoint #5 It all ends here. The DC Universe as we know it. The DC characters as we know them. As finales go, this is a big one, and writer Geoff Johns delivers a game-winning grand slam, concluding with our first glimpse of the… Read More Reviews: Flashpoint #5/Justice League #1
Everything old will soon be new (or at least newish) again in the DC Comics Universe (DCU). It’s been months since DC announced that its fictional universe would be rebooted in September, and now it’s almost upon us. The final days of the old DCU have played out through August. It’s a wrap. The lights… Read More Here Comes the Nu DCU
Fright Night is a remake of a 1985 film of the same name, and can be summed up thusly: solid cast, lifeless remake. After teenager Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) discovers his new neighbor Jerry Dandridge (Colin Farrell) is a vampire, he recruits stage magician Peter Vincent (David Tennant) to help him put a stake in… Read More Review: Fright Night
While Green Lantern offers some entertainment value, it also manages to frequently miss the mark. Ryan Reynolds is a credible Hal Jordan, but the writers should surrender their WGA cards. Irresponsible test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is chosen by the power ring of dying alien Abin Sur (Temeura Morrison) to become Sur’s successor as… Read More Review: Green Lantern
Simply put, this is the best X-Men film yet. In the early 1960s, young men Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender), not yet Professor X and Magneto, come together to form the first X-Men team to thwart the machinations of fellow mutant Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), who seeks to destroy humankind. Director/co-writer… Read More Review: X-Men: First Class
The latest Marvel Comics superhero adaptation is an entertaining fantasy action film with some good performances. It has some issues, but not enough to keep it out of the winner’s circle. After an impetuous attack on the Frost Giants, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is banished from Asgard by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins). Banished to Earth… Read More Review: Thor
I’ll preface my review by noting that I haven’t read the novels this show is based on, so my review is based solely on this episode and not on how accurate it is to the source material. Based on the novel of the same name (the first of the A Song of Ice and Fire… Read More Review: Game of Thrones, Episode 1.1, “Winter Is Coming”
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