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Review of “Don’t Kill It”
* D This film could have been a bad episode of Supernatural. Lundgren and Klebe give reasonable performances, but their chemistry is...
May 22, 20171 min read
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Why do We Watch Sequels?
If I had to offer a guess, I’d say that familiarity with the previous film overwhelms any amount of word of mouth, trailer titillation,...
May 21, 20172 min read
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Review of “Guardians of the Galaxy 2”
I loved the original Guardians, so I eagerly anticipated seeing the sequel. It is a very good sequel. This film focuses on the origins of...
May 20, 20171 min read
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Review of “Edge of Tomorrow” (rewatch/spoilers)
* * * * A The aliens, known for no apparent reason as “mimics”, resemble the squid like sentinels from the matrix. Cage (Tom Cruise)...
May 17, 20171 min read
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Marvel Sales Chart – The Last 8 Months
I generated the following graph of copies sold for Marvel’s top selling books over the last eight months. Note that months where two...
May 16, 20171 min read
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Review of “Split”
M. Night Shyamalan is finally back in form with this disturbing thriller starring James “the professor” McAvoy as Barry, a disturbed man...
May 6, 20171 min read
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Review of “Legion” (season 1)
Not another TV series based on a superhero comic book! Wait. This one is different. Legion is technically part of the X-men universe, but...
Apr 29, 20171 min read
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Review of “My Hero Academia” (season 1, dub)
My Hero Academia is an anime series set in an alternate universe where most people have “quirks”, superhuman abilities. Those with the...
Apr 23, 20171 min read
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Is Marvel in Trouble?
The news that Marvel executive David Gabriel attributed their recent slump in sales to a lack of demand for diversity and female...
Apr 17, 20171 min read
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Review of “The Void”
The Void is a horror movie in the style of HP Lovecraft. The first act does a good job at building tension and keeping you guessing as to...
Apr 17, 20171 min read
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Review of “One Punch Man” (season 1, sub)
I just finished watching season 1 of the anime “One Punch Man”, available on (Canadian at least) Netflix. The series is Japanese, but has...
Apr 13, 20171 min read
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Review of “300” (rewatch)
Zach Snider’s 300 was surprisingly good, considering I’d seen it before. The writing is corny, and based on a graphic novel by Frank...
Apr 9, 20171 min read
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Review of “Assassin’s Creed” (mild spoilers)
Assassin’s Creed the movie had some big shoes to fill. While there were things I liked about the film, overall, I wasn’t impressed....
Mar 25, 20172 min read
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Review of “Cardinal”
The CTV crime series Cardinal is a murder mystery. Two cops in northern Quebec, John Cardinal (Billy Campbell) and Lise Delorme (Karine...
Mar 21, 20171 min read
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Book Review: “Saga” (vol. 1)
The first volume of Saga, written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples, is a decent science fiction novel. The...
Mar 19, 20172 min read
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Book Review: “Grendel: Black, White, & Red”
While Matt Wagner’s graphic novel “Grendel: Black, White, & Red” has a few interesting chapters, it is a poor excuse for a novel. The...
Mar 16, 20172 min read
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Book Review: “Night Mary”
Night Mary, a graphic novel by Rick Remender and Kieron Dwyer, is a comic book about a young girl who is helping her father, who is a...
Mar 13, 20171 min read
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Book Review: “The Blade Itself” (Vol. 1)
Fantasy author Joe Abercrombie’s first foray into graphic novels, “The Blade Itself”, based on his “First Law” series of novels, is a bit...
Mar 12, 20171 min read
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Book Review: “CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations”
CVO is the story of a secret branch of the CIA who are vampires and do the dirty work of the US government. It is reminiscent of BPRD...
Mar 10, 20171 min read
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Book Review: “Shadowman: Birth Rites”
I picked up the first volume (issues 1-4) of Shadowman. Written by Justin Jordan with artwork by Patrick Zircher, this book introduces...
Mar 10, 20172 min read
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