Tag: Reviews

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Original Text: [spoiler] Joseph Campbell is famous for basically saying that all storytellers are essentially telling the same story. Be it a myth based on the perceptions of the ancient Norse of their weather patterns or the all-caps melodrama and bright, splashy colors of a comic book by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, our stories… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Ringu

Original Text: [spoiler] This is Darth Vader. Right-hand man of the evil Emperor Palpatine, Lord of the Sith, and lately the poster child for the outcry of “They changed it, now it sucks.” While in that case we’re talking about a man somewhat bloated by his own ego ham-handedly forcing things into what were perfectly… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Ringu

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Robin Hood

A little something different this week… thanks to Jonny at Non-Social Media. Original Text: [spoiler] You wouldn’t think, at first glance, that the actors Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, Cary Elwes and Russell Crowe have all that much in common other than their profession. We are, after all, talking about actors from different genres and even… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Robin Hood

First Impressions: Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine

The miniatures wargame Warhammer 40,000 and I have something of a history. There have been periods in my life where I’ve had enough disposable income and free time to seriously consider the hobby. While the atmosphere and lore of the universe created by Games Workshop still holds appeal, more often than not I’ve found myself… Continue reading First Impressions: Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Red Planet

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/red_planet.mp3] Believe it or else, our planet has finite space and resources. One of these days we’re going to have to take measures to make the most of what we have left or, more ideally, look to the other planets in our solar system for expansion. Our moon is closest but doesn’t have much in… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Red Planet

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Last Airbender

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/last_airbender.mp3] I may have to turn in my nerd card. See, I’ve never watched the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Never. Not one episode. And it’s something that’s right up my alley. I mean, people who can manipulate the elements of earth, air, fire and water through will alone set against one another in… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Last Airbender

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Silent Hill

In my restless dreams, I see that town. Silent Hill… [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/silent_hill.mp3] There are certain experiences that are consigned to particular media for one reason or another. As well as HBO has adapted Game of Thrones, the full expansiveness of the world and characters created by George RR Martin is best experienced in its original doorstopper… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Silent Hill

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Black Death

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/black_death.mp3] I made a promise, some time ago, that I would avoid discussing religion overmuch, if at all, on this blog. Yet when Black Death won the poll it was clear that I’d have to sprain that promise. Since it’s in the context of a movie, I won’t consider it entirely broken. There’s also the… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Black Death