Review: The Dark Crystal

We live in an era of CGI and are witnessing a resurgence of 3D. Can a fantasy with Muppets from nearly 3 decades ago hold its own on the big screen today?

Rubber Review

When is a killer tire movie… well… kinda not? When it’s Rubber.

I was really looking forward to seeing Rubber. According to the promos, Rubber is about a tire (named Robert, naturally) that comes to life and becomes a serial killer. A movie with that premise could have been played totally straight. It could have been played for comedy. However, the movie that I saw is only partly what the advertisements had claimed it to be. The rest is David Lynch meets a whole bucket of W.T.F.

Review: Almighty Thor and Thor: Hammer of the Gods

I can just imagine the meeting at Syfy headquarters: “Say, Thor’s coming out.” “Really? We’ve got some real crap Thor movies we can use to waste an evening.” “That’s perfect for our audience.”

Yet again The Syfy Channel barely rises to meet the bar that they’ve set so very very low and aired a Thor-themed double feature of Almighty Thor and Thor: Hammer of the Gods on Saturday night.

DC’s Flashpoint Event – A Symbol of the Decline of Comic Books?

When new readers of comics seem to be few and far between, it’s easy to see why comic book publishers are trying to get more and more money from long-time readers while they can. DC’s Flashpoint event demonstrates this tactic.

Anthony Mackie to Take on Zombie Hoards?

Variety is reporting that Anthony Mackie, recently seen in “The Hurt Locker” and “The Adjustment Bureau”, is in talks to co-star in the film version of Max Brooks’ zombie epic World War Z.