Category Archives: Television, DVD, and Film Reviews

Source Code

Believe the reviews, friends, this is the best movie of the year so far (and Lord knows I’ve seen all of them with a science fiction/fantasy bent). Jake Gyllenhall plays Captain Colter Stevens, a downed helicopter pilot whose last memory … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – Live Blog

SPOILER WARNING! 9:05 PM – Language, Violence, Adult Content, Nudity – How can this be bad? 9:07 PM – The wall is really impressive. Nice special effects. 9:08 PM – Did anyone else get the sense that the  Night’s Watch … Continue reading

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Your Highness

Your Highness is a movie of wasted potential. Hearkening back to the B-movie escapades of fantasy films in the 80′s, this movie could have stimulated a revival that would thrill eager boys in the pre-teen and early teen demographics. Contrariwise, … Continue reading

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Sucker Punch

This movie has been getting some hatred and vitriol from a lot of critics. In fact, the aggregate from Rotten Tomatoes is right at 20%. Let me be the first to assure you that the movie is not bad. In … Continue reading

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Marines Don’t Quit

Battle: LA is awesome. Don’t let anyone tell you anything else. A few caveats–Battle: LA is only awesome if you like military drama, frantic action, decent special effects, a few genuine tear-jerking moments, and a giant love letter to the … Continue reading

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The Adjustment Bureau

Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking that The Adjustment Bureau is a science fiction film. It’s not. Despite what reviewers say, there is only the thinnest tie to science fiction. What the film is–a well-acted love story that asks … Continue reading

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Last night’s Fringe

WTH? I mean, really…WTH?!? If anyone wants to discuss, spoilers are okay in the comments.

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Odds and Ends

Entertainment Weekly has a new Game of Thrones trailer for George R. R. Martin’s upcoming HBO series. Watch it, and tremble before its utter awesomeness. (I would have embedded it, but there’s no way to do so until someone rips … Continue reading

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Media of the Year Awards

So my categories aren’t the best, are they? Some would consider it a travesty that I lumped an iPad/iPhone app with studio-class video games, while other cringe at television shows in the same category as movies. When you have a … Continue reading

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Belated 2010 Media of the Year Awards

In the spirit of the Academy Awards tonight, I thought I’d put out my belated list for assorted media of the year: Nominees for best novel: The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson Towers of Midnight, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson … Continue reading

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