“”Kingsman: the Secret Service” Is More Fun Than It Has Any Right To Be.” Honestly I didn’t go into Kingsman: The Secret Service expecting all that much. It’s directed by Matthew Vaughn, who did X-Men: First Class, Stardust, Kick-Ass, and Layer Cake. Luckily my reticence wasn’t necessary because it’s a pretty good time. The movie takes […]
“RoboCop 2.0 is new, and not exactly improved, but it’s still worth the upgrade.” I have an iPad 2, and I really liked iOS 6, and was perfectly content with it. Soon enough, Apple came out with iOS 7, and when I upgraded I didn’t like it. It was all shiny and colorful, but different […]
Wha!? I just finished watching the trailer for Michael Bay’s latest ‘Transformers’ film, and I have to say that he’s had better trailers. This one has a particularly disjointed quality to it, and feels like random footage was thrown together with little logic. Which isn’t unusual for a trailer, though some sort of narrative cohesion […]
ABC’s Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” had a bit of a ratings fall-off since its premiere, down to 3.1 from a high of 4.6. That being said, a 3.1 rating translates to 8.44 million viewers, hardly anything to sneeze at. Though it is a surprise considering that Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson, the hardest working man in […]
That was quick. Thanks to Rafael Dominguez Estrada, who found this on Youtube, despite me having looked for it earlier. The trailer in and of itself looks OK, but the major league actors (Samuel Jackson and Gary Oldman) that look to be playing somewhat “minor” roles reminds me of Christopher Nolan’s casting of Michael Caine […]
Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” is being post-converted to 3D, which is interesting when you consider how terrible such conversions tend to be. Remember “Wrath Of The Titans?” If there’s another film that was converted to 3D to such seemingly universal disdain, I am unaware of it. That being said tickets for 3D films tend […]
The New York Times has a fascinating interview with Samuel Jackson, who plays Nick Fury in “The Avengers.” If you’re unaware of why he’s known as one of the hardest working men in show business, this article should clear that up. The Times is behind a paywalll, though they do allow you to access ten […]
Some people aren’t particularly deep or nuanced thinkers. I understand this, and that’s OK because it takes all types to make a world. The problems come when such people feel the need to get upon some type of pedestal and act as if they are privy to truths the rest of us mere mortals are […]
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