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I Hate Star Trek Into Darkness, But Can’t Wait for Beyond

When the first entry in the new series of Star Trek films hit theaters in 2009, it was was a much-needed breath of fresh air. By simultaneously serving as a sequel, prequel and reboot to the franchise, it made Trek… Continue Reading →

Everything the Critics Hate About IDR Is a Reason I Like It (So There!)

There’s no nice way to say this. The critics have been dicks about Independence Day: Resurgence. Continuing their proud tradition of ignoring the reality and climate in which we process certain movies, and seeking some Shakespearean/Aaron Sorkin/Spielberg perfection in all things, they… Continue Reading →

Killjoys and Dark Matter Return on SyFy July 1

Welcome to my first entry on Zombies In My Blog. This first time out will likely be shite, so give me some brutal and honest feedback and watch me get better with time. I am a huge fan of Canadian… Continue Reading →

Ghostbusters: Are You Gonna Watch?

We, the fandom, do not own Ghostbusters. You do not own Ghostbusters. The Internet is rife with criticisms about the latest Ghostbusters film. There are probably 10 times more criticisms about the criticism online. All of this about a two-and-half minute trailer… Continue Reading →

The American Remake of Foreign Films

Hollywood is fixated with pre-sold movies. For the unfamiliar, a pre-sold movie is any movie that is a sequel, prequel, adaptation or remake. The idea is that familiar productions cause increased interest and generate greater ticket sales. Tinseltown makes big… Continue Reading →

The X-Men Meet Apocalypse, One Powerful Adversary

With the installment of X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men has become the Marvel franchise with the most movies in its series. Veteran director Bryan Singer returns in this installment, removed from only X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: First Class and the two… Continue Reading →

Alice Through the Looking Glass is Killing Time

Per Matt Sequels to best-selling novels, much like blockbuster movies, often underwhelm. In many ways, Disney’s 2010 big-screen adventure, Alice in Wonderland, is much like the iconic 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz. Both film adaptations were based on iconic… Continue Reading →

No Shelter: Michonne Is Back Again!

Episode Two of the Telltale Games series featuring many folks’ favorite character from The Walking Dead has hit game systems with the wallop of a more harrowing installment than the first. After the slower buildup of Episode One, I was… Continue Reading →

Bats v. Supes v. Critique

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice really needed to be a masterpiece. It needed to be so impossibly perfect that the most cynical among us would eat their hats, stuffed with crow meat. Heaven and earth needed to move, not… Continue Reading →

Michonne Comes To The Telltale ‘Verse

I’ll admit it. Before being asked to review the new installment of Telltale Games’ episodic series set in the world of The Walking Dead… I had basically written off the concept, overall. The original games didn’t really hold my interest…. Continue Reading →

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