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Oct 15, 2014
In Defense Of - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
And it all suddenly makes sense. You see, while watching the special features for Transformers: Age of Extinction, someone (I think it...
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Oct 1, 2014
In Defense Of - Transformers (2007)
There are two properties that I can point to and tell you that these are what made me the nerd I am today: Superman and Transformers. ...
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Sep 24, 2014
Movie Review - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
First off, it’s not as bad as you’ve heard. Second…really…it’s not as bad as you’ve heard. Third, well…I might be overthinking it. I’ll...
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Sep 15, 2014
Movie Review - Iron Sky
I wanted to like this movie...I really did. And it seemed like it wasn't going to be that hard. Here, take a look at the teaser. And then...
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Aug 26, 2014
Movie Review - Santa Sangre
Today, I’m going to cheat. Yes, yes, I’ll give at least a little bit of my opinion on Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre…but I’m going to take the...
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Aug 21, 2014
Movie Review - X-Men: Days of Future Past
Thank you, Bryan Singer. Thank you. You see, there was a lot of hullaballoo before X-Men: Days of Future Past hit theatres. Mr. Singer...
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Aug 9, 2014
Movie Review - Guardians of the Galaxy
Sigh. Marvel, you’ve done it again. How can I best describe the newest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy? ...
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May 19, 2014
Movie Review - El Topo
I’ve been dragging my feet on this one. It doesn’t have anything to do with the movie, per se…it’s just that…well, when you walk into a...
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May 18, 2014
Movie Review - Godzilla (2014)
Aaron Taylor Johnson is the luckiest son of a bitch ever. No, it’s not because he gets to make out with one of the Olsen brood (honestly,...
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May 11, 2014
Movie Review - Amazing Spider-Man 2
It’s kinda like Bruce Banner. Sure, right now you’re thinking “Wrong movie, dude,” but hear me out. You see, like Banner, I have this...
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May 1, 2014
In Defense Of - John Carter
It’s the story of a man transported to a distant world, feeling more at home there than his native Earth…but it was written 97 years...
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Apr 27, 2014
Movie Review - Jodorowsky's Dune
I thought of many different ways to open this review, but really, there’s only one way to do it, a quote from the man himself. “I don’t...
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Apr 24, 2014
In Defense Of - Green Lantern
It makes you wonder…what did Geoff Johns think of it in the end? That is, what was his actual opinion, not the company line he has to...
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Apr 21, 2014
Because I Hate Myself - Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D
From one of the writers of Batman Begins! Hoooo boy…we’re in trouble. Not that Batman Begins was horrible. Oh no, far from it. But it’s...
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Apr 17, 2014
Because I Hate Myself - Spawn
Did you know that the eternal struggle between good and evil, the fight for the souls of humanity, the metaphysical conflict that has...
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Apr 10, 2014
Movie Review - Darkman
I’m not sure how you arrive at asking “Wouldn’t the Phantom of the Opera make a great superhero?” Yet, Sam Raimi’s career has been built...
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Apr 4, 2014
Movie Review - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
I keep waiting for Marvel to trip up. It’s not because I’m a DC fanboy. It’s not because I’m one of those bitter internet nerds that have...
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Mar 6, 2014
In Defense Of...1994's The Shadow
It is the 1930s…and a dark cloaked figure has become incredibly popular on newsstands. He has a genius-level intellect. He is at the peak...
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Feb 26, 2014
Movie Review: Thor: The Dark World
So, my first movie review for the website. I gotta admit, part of me wants to be professional about this…then I realize I’m writing for a...
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Feb 24, 2014
Superman Vs. Batman: Who is the real "Man of Tomorrow"?
Both born in the Depression Era, Superman and Batman proved to be polar opposites from the start; one an outsider sent to save humanity,...
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