“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Gets SQUEEE! Stars Out of Ten
It’s hard to think of another time I’ve been so relieved walking out of a movie theater. Book-to-movie adaptations are hard, and a ser..
Why Yes, In Fact the Hunger Games Victory Tour WAS the Best Thing Ever, Thanks For Asking
In my young life I have seen and felt both the power of the Internet and that of hormonal teenagers. I have been those hormones. I hav..
“Pacific Rim”: Disaster Porn That Arouses All the Senses
When the Internet first whispered the words Pacific Rim to me, it was around ComicCon time last year. Then the Internet started scream..
Zack Snyder Defies Expectations: “Man of Steel” Doesn’t Suck
I was worried about Man of Steel. The most obscenely over-powered superhero of all time as presented by Zack Snyder, maker of the offe..
A Comprehensive Guide to Fowl, from Worst to Best
Swans
Have you been to a state fair? Have you seen the rooms with rabbits, chickens, ducks and swans all in cages waiting to be jud..
“Star Trek: Into Darkness” Is Fine, But It’s Still No “Galaxy Quest”
Recently Kumail Nanjiani tweeted that the best Star Trek film was Galaxy Quest. I laughed at that because it’s a funny joke, but after..
“Iron Man 3” is More of the Same—In a Good Way
I’m going to keep this short and sweet so that I don’t waste too much of your time before you go buy your tickets for Iron Man 3, whic..
Congratulations on Your Very Own Ricky Rubio!
I’m sure you want to jump right into life with your new Ricky, but let’s get to know him first.
Legend says that Ricky’s father was..
“Les Miserables” Sheds Bombast, for Better and for Worse, in Stage-to-Screen Transition
As a musical-theater-loving spazz, before I even walked into the theater I had my review of Les Miserables all planned out as a rage c..
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Is Not Just Bad, It’s Jar Jar Bad
Love or hate The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, you have to respect Peter Jackson’s contribution to the technology used to make bad mo..
Comic Book Artist Sina Grace On “Not My Bag,” His First Autobiographical Work
Sina Grace has got to be one of the most blatantly sincere people working in mainstream comics today.
I know this, and yet when I p..
Why I Expected to Hate “Cloud Atlas” But Actually Didn’t At All
In the summer of 2010 I almost started to cry when, reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, I encountered the first mention of the titl..