Monthly Archives: June 2011

I enjoyed Michael Bay’s first Transfomers movie.  People wanted to say it sucks, and while there’s an argument to be made for its suckage (and for the suckage of his films in general); I’d say most of those comments take … Continue reading →

This was a film I was looking forward to seeing. If you’ve seen a preview, the plot isn’t particularly complicated: Cameron Diaz plays a public school teacher (grade 7) who has thus far failed in her mission to land a … Continue reading →

I never really read much Green Lantern.  I wasn’t really ever a DC guy.  Overall I felt that DC books were aimed at a demographic younger than I ever remember being.  I read a little Batman but that was really … Continue reading →

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation…while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” Terrence Malick is an interesting story in himself.  He graduated with honers from Harvard (philosophy); went on … Continue reading →

Life is the enemy of friendship.  The paths our lives take can sweep friendships by the wayside.  Life can change geography at will; it can separate friends with a school district line or place them on different continents.  As life … Continue reading →

First, let me say that this film stars Ray Stevenson, who is one of my favorite actors.  I’ve rarely enjoyed anything on television as well as I enjoyed Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo in Rome.  It would be natural to … Continue reading →

So, this movie was pretty hyped.  I think that’s going to end up biting ad companies in the ass.  Spielberg started it all (or whomever was doing his marketing) with Jaws, with an unprecedented media blitz to generate hype for … Continue reading →

I wonder how long Fox has the rights to the X-men characters.  Probably forever, oh well. Anyway, after the epic failure that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, it seems like fans of the characters were owed a decent film.  They almost … Continue reading →

I was never much on Thor.  I didn’t read his main title much.  I didn’t read The Avengers much (though I really got into The Ultimates).  I came across Thor mostly when he crossed the paths of other Marvel characters … Continue reading →