Month: January 2015
Aiming For the Fantastic
So a trailer has hit for August’s Fantastic Four Reboot. Doing a complete origin reboot with Doctor Doom as an angry hacker and a young Reed Richards… seemed…I don’t know…pointless. Hiring Josh Trank was one of the more interesting choices. None of the acting choices really thrilled me…and there was … Continue Reading Aiming For the Fantastic
That’s Great, It Starts With an Earthquake
So, wait…Battleworld is not actually the new status quo. It is the lead in to the new status quo. A status quo that will include, well, whatever the writers want to keep. Which sounds confusing. So, are Peter and Mary Jane married with a kid? Or are they singles? Are … Continue Reading That’s Great, It Starts With an Earthquake
With Warning (Calvary, 2014)
To be honest, I expected Calvary to be a somewhat plodding movie. I thought it would be “Gee, it was good, but kinda slow.” Instead, it begins with a bang. Father James (Brendan Gleeson) is in the confessional, but instead of a confession, he is given an unrepentant threat to … Continue Reading With Warning (Calvary, 2014)
The Un-Reboot
So, DC completely rebooted their universe with the New 52, sort of. Some stuff was still canon, especially Green Lantern and Batman Histories, while Superman and Wonder Woman started totally fresh. Ever since then, there has been talk that Marvel was going to eventually have there own Crisis style universal … Continue Reading The Un-Reboot
It Is Not Fair To Judge Us By Our Worst (Unless…)
My entire life growing up in Church, I commonly heard Christians being frustrated by people who lumped all Christians into one group, blaming all Christians for the “Bad apples”. The Church was not throwing those bad apples out necessarily. But Christians hated being held accountable for people they had no … Continue Reading It Is Not Fair To Judge Us By Our Worst (Unless…)
Who Needs Who
So, yesterday, there were reports originating with Latino Review that Sony had a done deal with Marvel that gave Marvel the use of Spider-Man in the Avengers: Infinity Wars films. People were excited. Sony Denies this. There are two possibilities at play (that are the most likely). Sony denied it … Continue Reading Who Needs Who
Photo (Less) Hog
For most of the Presidency of Barack Obama, a common complaint from his critics has been that he takes to many photo ops. He is always using any chance to get a photo op. On it’s face, this is a pretty stupid criticism. All Presidents show up for photo ops. … Continue Reading Photo (Less) Hog
Locked In
So, if you told me a movie about a guy in a car trying to get a cement foundation poured within the next twenty four hours would be a super compelling watch? I would have walked away thinking you were nuts. And yet, somehow, Director Steven Knight manages to make … Continue Reading Locked In
Growing Up In the Movies Is Kinda Dull
I happened to see the Golden Globes Best Picture Drama winner Boyhood this weekend. While it was a nominee of course. The film has a neat gimmick, it was filmed across a twelve year span. The young boy at the film’s start is the same college age actor we see at … Continue Reading Growing Up In the Movies Is Kinda Dull
Death to The Critique
I am trying to find the right balance for addressing the whole Charlie Hedbo massacre. I am having to take people’s word for it that they have a history of racism, homophobia and sexism…since I do not read French? Their cartoons lack any context. And yes, one can (and should) … Continue Reading Death to The Critique
My Top Ten Comics of 2014
I found this list a bit harder to compile than my movie list. For one thing? I have a ridiculous back catalog. So, for instance, I have Sex Criminals and East of West and Lazarus purchased…I have not yet started reading them. I keep intending to…but I have not gotten … Continue Reading My Top Ten Comics of 2014
Start [REC]ording
For my money, [Rec] and [Rec]2 are two of the best found footage films out there. They used the genre very well. I was excited to see [Rec}3: Genesis, but found it greatly disappointing. I understand why they abandoned the found footage approach, it really is limiting, and there is … Continue Reading Start [REC]ording
My Top Ten Movies of 2014 List Lacking Original Title
I confess, I did a slight cheat for this list. I caught two movies over Friday and Saturday from 2014 that I am going to let slip in. Otherwise these are 2014 movies that I saw in the 2014 year. 10. Tusk // Kevin Smith Tusk is an odd animal. … Continue Reading My Top Ten Movies of 2014 List Lacking Original Title
In One Ear... 