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4 days ago
Marvel Monday - Madame Web
No, just like Morbius before it, Madame Web is not the cinematic abortion that reviewers have made it out to be. But, just like Morbius,...
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Jun 5, 2023
Marvel Monday - Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
It was 1999. Star Wars Episode I had opened to…well, I’ll be generous and say mixed reviews. At the time, I’d been a huge fan of the...
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Jun 1, 2023
Playing With Myself - The OP's Rising Series
So in the span of two days, I’ve failed the galaxy, the universe and the multiverse. How’s that for an ego boost? Today, we’ll be taking...
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Dec 13, 2022
Binge 'n' Purge - Superman & Lois: Season 1
I think there’s a hard rule for any show in DC’s Berlanti-verse: at some point, one of the main characters has to become such a whiney...
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Nov 14, 2022
Movie Review - Thor: Love and Thunder
I hate to add on to the heap, but I have to confess, Thor: Love and Thunder is exactly what’s wrong with the most recent phase of Marvel...
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Nov 7, 2022
Movie Review - Wonder Woman 1984
Even though this review is a little late…2 years to be exact…I can’t help but find it appropriate that Wonder Woman 1984 is my follow-up...
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Oct 31, 2022
Movie Review - Black Adam
It looks like we’re back on old familiar ground when it comes to Black Adam: critics are less than thrilled while audiences seem to be...
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Oct 27, 2022
Playing With Myself - Justice League Axis of Villains
Okay, seriously, if I play another Justice League board game that DOESN’T have Wonder Woman in it, I’m calling it ‘Justice Dudes’. Today...
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Oct 19, 2022
Werewolf Wednesday - Werewolf By Night
At the time of this writing, word came across that the production on Marvel Studios’ Blade had been halted. The director had quit and...
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Oct 13, 2022
Playing With Myself - Justice League Hero Dice
As it turns out, not all board games are available everywhere. I mean, it makes sense, I guess, and if I’m honest, I really should’ve...
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Sep 22, 2022
Playing With Myself - DC Deck Building Game: Rebirth
The original DC Deckbuilding Game came out way back in 2012 and while expansions are still produced for it, the most recent being based...
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Sep 20, 2022
Toy Tuesday - McFarlane Toys' Super Powers Revival
Retro has been making its presence well known in toy aisles lately. Hasbro has their 3 ¾” Star Wars and Marvel lines with the stray store...
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Aug 1, 2022
Marvel Monday - Morbius
I know I’m a little behind on this, but it’s finally Morbin’ time! After much ballyhoo on the internet and a failed re-release showing...
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Apr 25, 2022
Movie Review - The Batman
It was a dark and stormy knight… I’m going to be honest. Any long-time follower of the site knows that I have Batman issues. I’m sick of...
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Apr 18, 2022
Movie Review - Birds of Prey
I hate to start yet another review this way but when I first heard about Birds of Prey, I knew I was gonna hate it. I despise Harley...
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Apr 11, 2022
Movie Reivew - Bloodshot
I hate vanity projects. Okay, that’s not ENTIRELY true…but I hate the concept of them: a movie star so vain that he has to make a movie...
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Apr 4, 2022
Marvel Monday - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Poseur – Noun: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person. In the lead up to revitalizing my...
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Mar 28, 2022
Marvel Monday - Eternals
While I know that I’ve yet to review Shang-Chi just yet (we’re getting to that), I’m having a hard time figuring out what Marvel is doing...
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Mar 21, 2022
Marvel Monday - Black Widow
If truth be told…I can see why Scarlett sued. Heck, if I were her, after watching the end result of Black Widow, not only would I have...
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Mar 7, 2022
Movie Review - The Suicide Squad (2021)
Warner Bros and DC have gone seemingly the one place Marvel and Disney either can’t or won’t (likely both). You see, with the release of...
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