The X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Movie) Review
X-Men Origins: Wolverine’s script may be the summation of everything derisive about the phrase “comic book movie.” Of course, if you’ve read any comics with Wolverine in them, I can succinctly sum up...
View ArticleDid 24 Just Turn Into “Man in a Suitcase?”
24 has ended and the last episode has run. Jack Bauer is once more on the run, exiled from his home country, albeit with more people looking to have it dead than a couple seasons ago when he last fled...
View ArticleThe Green Hornet Movie Review: Seth Rogen and Michael Gondry Give Us a...
There’s been some question as to what kind of a film the Michael Gondry / Seth Rogen version of The Green Hornet was going to be. First you heard they were playing it straight. Then you heard comedy....
View ArticleThe Mechanic Movie Review: Jason Statham Goes Hitman in Remake of Charles...
The Mechanic, much like 2008’s “The Bank Job,” makes you think that Jason Statham might be looking for looking for roles that make him a bit less of a superhero than his more iconic “Transporter” or...
View ArticleThe Problem With Assigned Movie Ticket Seats -OR- Rubbing Up the Wrong Way at...
I went to an advance screening of Hanna tonight at the ShowPlace Icon, and while I liked the movie a great deal, the theater experience went from pointlessly silly to downright annoying. This would be...
View ArticleThe Hanna Movie Review: Teen Assassin Tour de Force from Joe Wright
Hanna is an unusual film. You have a director (Joe Wright) best known for Atonement and Pride & Prejudice doing a spy/assassin movie with slight science fiction undertones. And really, that’s...
View ArticleThe Green Lantern Movie Review: Studio Cliches and Random Scenes
I’m stunned that Martin Campbell didn’t take his name off this movie. I can’t believe he had anything vaguely resembling a final cut. Have you ever been watching a movie and it was immediately obvious...
View ArticleGreen Lantern Bombs: Questionable Marketing and Planning
The Green Lantern movie is estimated to have done a very disappointing $52.7 million at the box office for its opening weekend. You might not think that sounds disappointing, but the film is rumored...
View ArticleA Captain America Comics Primer (When Marvel’s Reading List Just Won’t Do)
With the Captain America movie approaching, Marvel has listed it’s Captain America “required reading” and, predictably, it’s nothing of the sort and peppered with a lot of recent mini-series...
View ArticleCaptain America and the World Building Template of Superhero Movies – A...
Captain America: The First Avenger, while a decent film, looks to be the poster child for why the buzz on superhero movies tends to drift downward. One of the key elements for most superheroes is the...
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