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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 26, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 2 (2010)

Previously: The post-credits scene of Incredible Hulk implied that we were going to be seeing our first glimpse of the Avengers. Would it be similar to the origin of the team in the comic, which was centered around the hunting…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 22, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Previously: Iron Man was tremendously successful both commercially and critically, and we comic book readers in particular loved it. It seemed that our long drought of bad comic book movies was at last over, and Marvel was serious about making…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 21, 2018

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

If any actor can be considered as having fallen from grace over the decades, it’s Chevy Chase. He became an instant star thanks to his work on the first two seasons of Saturday Night Live. His success, not surprisingly,…

Agonizer / Comic Books / Text

· by Henrik Magnusson · Feb 20, 2018

3 insane forgotten superheroes that need a reboot

Apparently readers in the '40s had a real taste for cruel and ironic mutilation.

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· by Marion Stein · Feb 19, 2018

Homeland: Carrie's so-called life

Once upon a time, the opening credit sequence incorporated real world footage and voices. Obama might not have been the president of Homelandia, but we saw his image and heard him in the montage; Reagan and (Bill) Clinton too. It…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man (2008)

On May 2, 2008, history was made: that was the day Iron Man hit theaters in the United States. Up until then, superhero movies had sporadic success as standalone films and self-contained franchises, and seldom did a spin-off ever succeed.…

Movies / Text

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Feb 15, 2018

Black superhero movies, ranked

It’s the eve of the release of Marvel’s Black Panther, widely expected to break multiple box office records, not the least of which being the biggest superhero film of all time starring a black lead. In the tradition of…

Movies / Text

· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 14, 2018

All MCU villains, ranked from worst to least worst (part 2 of 2)

If you missed part one of this article, I’m not responsible for what ensues. 8. Ultron (James Spader), Avengers: Age of Ultron To protect Earth from aliens, Tony Stark creates a hyperintelligent AI with the exact personality of a sarcastic…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Feb 13, 2018

Star Trek: Discovery "Will You Take My Hand?"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: The Discovery traveled to the Mirror Universe and lost a captain but gained an empress, and Mirror Georgiou made no secret of how she considered Saru’s race to be nothing more than chattel. Tyler…

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· by Marion Stein · Feb 12, 2018

Homeland: Everybody hates Elizabeth!

Previously on Homeland: Dar Adal, General McClendon, Brett (Not Alex Jones) O’Keefe, Black Hat Guy, and the rest were involved in shenanigans up to and including false flag bombings and murder in an attempt to keep Elizabeth Keane, a…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Jordon Davis · Feb 12, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 8 of 8)

Previously: Who cares? The movie’s almost over! Indiana Jones has made it to the inner sanctum. His ex and his son have sort of helped. His old friend, Harold Oxley, found and deciphered the riddles of the crystal skull. A…

Movies / Text

· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 8, 2018

All MCU villains, ranked from worst to least worst (part 1 of 2)

Hey there! You like the Marvel Comics movies? You do?! Awesome! I do too! You like the colorful, inspiring heroes? Me too! You like the frenetic action choreography? Me too! You like the seat-rattling CGI spectacle? Me too! You like…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Feb 7, 2018

Riverdale: The family that slays together, stays together

I want a mom like Alice Cooper. Alice Cooper has gone from being one of my least favorite characters (remember all of her petty level rankings in season 1?) to my absolute ride-or-die. Alice is #MomGoals. She makes big IHOP-style…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 7, 2018

Looking back at Pleasantville, 20 years later

This year is the 20th anniversary of Gary Ross’s 1998 fantasy/comedy/drama Pleasantville, so what better time to revisit this classic film? Our story begins with shy teenager David (Tobey Maguire) and what seems to be his awkward attempt to…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Feb 5, 2018

Star Trek: Discovery "The War Without, the War Within"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Lt. Ash Tyler was really the Klingon known as Voq, Son of None, with Ash Tyler’s psyche grafted over his own, and L’Rell was the only one who could treat him. In the Mirror…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Steven Birkner · Feb 5, 2018

5 burning questions about Star Wars: The Last Jedi

In a review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I wrote that it turned out that one of the least interesting questions about The Force Awakens was “is it a good movie?” The reason is that it was so…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Feb 3, 2018

Riverdale: Confirm or deny

Apologies for the late recap everyone, but this episode of Riverdale was a bit of a filler one that’s leading up to much more interesting episode next week. This week focuses on Veronica and the Lodge family and all their…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Jordon Davis · Feb 1, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 7 of 8)

Previously: There was a big chase scene wherein nothing anybody did had any causal relationship with anything that came before. Anyway, our five heroes are sailing to an ancient alien city in a jeep. The adventurers get about thirty seconds…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 31, 2018

Hit or Bomb? February 2018 movie predictions

February looks to be yet another month where a Disney release runs laps around its competitors at the box office. But that’s not going to stop us from once again getting judgmental about this month’s big releases and deciding if…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 29, 2018

Star Trek: Discovery "What's Past is Prologue"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Discovery crossed over into the Mirror Universe, where Georgiou is the Terran emperor. Stamets met Mirror Stamets, who’s evil and he’s somehow corrupted the mycelial network. The Discovery is on its way to rendezvous…

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Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 2 (2010)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

3 insane forgotten superheroes that need a reboot

Homeland: Carrie's so-called life

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man (2008)

Black superhero movies, ranked

All MCU villains, ranked from worst to least worst (part 2 of 2)

Star Trek: Discovery "Will You Take My Hand?"

Homeland: Everybody hates Elizabeth!

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 8 of 8)

All MCU villains, ranked from worst to least worst (part 1 of 2)

Riverdale: The family that slays together, stays together

Looking back at Pleasantville, 20 years later

Star Trek: Discovery "The War Without, the War Within"

5 burning questions about Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Riverdale: Confirm or deny

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 7 of 8)

Hit or Bomb? February 2018 movie predictions

Star Trek: Discovery "What's Past is Prologue"

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