As much as people will say “Lightning never strikes twice,” the Empire State Building in New York City would beg to differ. It’s why sequels keep getting made. The folks in charge of the production of entertainment like to keep giving the people what they want. Sometimes this leads to degradation through iteration, like seasons… Continue reading Movie Review: Red 2
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Movie Review: Man of Steel
I kidnapped my father to see Man of Steel in celebration of both Father’s Day and his birthday, which fall on the same date this year. I will admit I went into the movie theater carrying some fears. It was my hope that Zack Snyder’s visual panache, Hans Zimmer’s music, and the performances of these… Continue reading Movie Review: Man of Steel
Movie Review: The Bourne Legacy
I’ve said in the past that the 21st century is more a Jason Bourne era than one for James Bond. Bond was struggling, torn between the old school sensibilities of fifty years of tales and the pace and focus of the modern age. While Jason Bourne has always had a problem or two (which I’ll… Continue reading Movie Review: The Bourne Legacy
Movie Review: The Boondock Saints
In the past, before the likes of Schwarzenegger and Stallone changed the action hero scene with big muscles and borderline incoherence, there were men like Charles Bronson and Clint Eastwood, men who were neither bodybuilders nor loud, boisterous speakers, who carried action movies. Rather than undertaking their murderous rampages for something like patriotic duty or… Continue reading Movie Review: The Boondock Saints
Movie Review: Skyfall
James Bond, now 50 years old as a franchise, has struggled to find his place in the modern cinematic scene. Both in his own universe and next to towering transforming robots and lush worlds of dragons and hobbits, the question is raised: is there still room for an aging but still spry warhorse like Bond?… Continue reading Movie Review: Skyfall
Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises
My feelings on Christopher Nolan are well documented. I’ve gone in depth as to why the writer & director has earned my trust. Even his arguably weakest film to date, The Prestige, is interesting to me and overall a good film, even if it’s not quite up to the level of Inception or The Dark… Continue reading Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Game Review: Bastion
Saying goes that a proper story starts at the beginning. This one ain’t any different. Not all video games roll out to store shelves full of glitz and glamor, backed by big studios with lots of cash. Some are quiet affairs. Some are carefully assembled by a small, tight-knit group of fine people with a… Continue reading Game Review: Bastion
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Aliens
I may have said this before, but it bears repeating: there was a time when sequels were not foregone conclusions. People like a good serial, to be sure, but not every entry into a genre is going to become a bestselling franchise. These days sequel hooks are practically a requirement as part of the conclusion… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Aliens
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Ghost Rider
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/ghost_rider.mp3] There was a time when superheroes subscribed to a certain template. If the handsome face of the hero’s alter-ego didn’t emerge from the phone booth in brightly-colored tights and a complimentary cape, he simply wouldn’t be welcome at the Superfriends clubhouse. As time went on, it was realized that this sort of pigeon-holing was… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Ghost Rider
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Dirty Harry
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/dirty_harry.mp3] In an ideal world, police officers are sworn to serve the public trust, protect the innocent and uphold the law. Even in our fiction, even when they’re no longer fully human, we’d like to think that there’s some sort of compassionate protection between those of us abiding by the law and those driven to… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Dirty Harry
