Revolution Midseason Finale Review: ‘Nobody’s Fault But Mine’
Just pull the trigger already!
This is the moment we’ve been waiting for in Revolution and it only took 10 episodes to get to it. Was it worth it and how do we feel from the pilot to this episode now? There’s going to be spoilers ahead, so just letting you know right off the top. Read the rest of this article…
Halo 4 ‘Forward Unto Dawn’ Blu-Ray Review: Plenty For The Fans
Stoic, always stoic.
It’s easy, probably too easy, to pass off the Halo 4 web series Forward Unto Dawn as merely a piece of marketing. That’s what it is, but it’s also a pretty good expansion of the Halo universe. I only caught the first of five parts when it debuted online because I honestly wasn’t interested in seeing it in 15 minutes chunks meted out every week, but watching it all in full definition Blu-ray end to end is easily the best way to enjoy the saga and an enjoyable morsel of Halo legacy.
Why Are We Addicted to Reality TV Shows?
Got to bring in the memes.
I’m not talking about Jersey Shore, at least for me that is. The stuff I’m watching is like Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, Duck Dynasty and others. For over two years I didn’t have cable and never saw these shows unless I went to my Mom’s. There would of course be a marathon of one of these shows and I could easily blow an entire day watching every episode. Read the rest of this article…
Why Does Xbox Music Feel Like A Huge Step Back From Zune?
Where did this go, among other questions.
I’ve had Windows 8 on this machine for over a month now – hard to believe – and it’s only recently that I’ve dug into the Xbox Music app that’s baked right into the operating system. You’d figure after a long history of Zune, it’d be one of the first things I tackle, but Microsoft’s had a spotty record with updating their software to, y’know, compete. Xbox Music, for the most part, works exactly as advertised, but there are some large, gaping holes where some pleasurable functionality just isn’t there. Why?
Arrow – Do We Really Need Another Superhero Show?
Like Robin Hood…only not…at all…
So, one of my buddies turned me on to this show called “Arrow”. He spewed on for ages about how it was really awesome and told me all about all the ass-kickery and cute chicks and kung-fu and gun fights and explosions…How could I possibly turn that down, right? I mean, the 4 things which make up a perfect show or film are right there…Explosions, gun fights, kung-fu and boobies! Right?
I mean, how could it POSSIBLY suck, with all that going for it?
Dexter Season 7 Episode 9 Recap – “Helter Skelter”
wtf my gf was kidnapped lol. gotta go save her. brb.
When one door closes, another opens. So it went with last night’s 9th episode of Dexter, titled “Helter Skelter.” Read on for the spoiler-filled recap…
Red Dawn, The Review – Reboot Or Regurgitation?
I think they should have called themselves “The Honey Badgers”. If you get that joke, you’re a nerd.
I’m not going to lie. I enjoyed the hell out of the original Red Dawn, back in 1984. The cast was good, the story was one that hit home with everyone at that time (The Soviet Union invading? Yeah, it was possible back then.) and the flow of the movie was good…not too much action, not too much drama, and pretty much no fluff.
That’s how I like my movies…fluff free. So how did the reboot of the film stack up?
‘The Walking Dead’ Review: Season 3, Episode 7 – “When The Dead Come Knocking”
You seen my brother Daryl? Or my other brother Daryl?
Another exciting episode of The Walking Dead shambled onto our televisions tonight, but does it work well enough on its own or is it just a tease for mid-season finale due next week? Let’s look! As always: SPOILERS!
Lincoln Review: The Final Victory of a Great Man
…and the Academy Award for Best Actor goes to Daniel Day-Lewis. Of course.
Making a successful biopic about an accomplished individual is a tricky thing. Most biopics tend to be bloated, self indulgent affairs that span the life of a person from childhood to grave without much emphasis being placed on what made the subject of the film so great in the first place. They tend to be embarrassing Oscar fodder and nothing more. However, a few unquestionably great biopics have emerged over the past decades—Amadeus, Braveheart, Raging Bull, and Steven Spielberg’s own Schindler’s List to name a few—and almost without fail, those movies honed in on a relatively narrow time frame. Instead of adopting a broad unfocused approach to the subject, the filmmakers restricted themselves to giving a detailed, intimate examination of a person during a particular event. In adapting Abraham Lincoln’s life to film, Steven Spielberg chose to focus on the last months of the President’s life instead of indulging in a four hour epic vanity project. The result is probably the greatest biopic on Abraham Lincoln ever put to film.
Life of Pi Review: Finding God
A tiger and his boy.
The big movie studios still face a challenge in attempting to convince audiences that 3D is anything more than a fad. Half assed efforts like those from hack director Paul W.S. Anderson, or worse, terrible attempts to post-convert 2D films into 3D, certainly don’t lend the process much legitimacy. And yet there are a few films that show what 3D technology can look like when employed by an expert craftsman—Avatar, Prometheus, and Hugo were all worth seeing in theaters just for the visual spectacle. Those films proved that 3D could be more than a gimmick, that 3D may eventually become as indispensable to the filmmaking process as color cinematography or sound. Ang Lee’s visually striking adaptation of Life of Pi joins this small yet distinguished company. Life of Pi is a poetic, somewhat inert feature that is entirely worth seeing in theaters if just to see how gorgeously Ang Lee employs 3D technology.
