I’m not sure if there is a more appropriate Christmas film than It’s a Wonderful Life. I have been watching it with my family yearly at Christmastime since I can remember. The story takes its…
The Christmas season is a time to rejoice; a time to spend with loved ones and to be thankful for the greatest gift of all: our Lord, Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, some may find Christmas to…
This article takes a look at Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Is it truly revolutionary, or merely the same old thing? I have a confession to make. I’ve never played Deus Ex all of the way…
Featuring Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono
Perception of Inception
Getting Specific with Spidey (Part 2 of 2) (Pull List Parables)
- October 24, 2011
- Tagged as: Miles Morales, Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man #1-#3 (Nov.-Dec. 2011). Brian Michael Bendis, writer. Sara Pichelli, artist. “Should it be like this?” In Part 1, I argued that we need to get to know Miles Morales as we would get…
Featuring Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono
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Re-Read and RetroView: Richard Matheson’s “Steel”
- October 14, 2011
- Tagged as: Richard Matheson, Steel, The Twilight Zone
I admit: Real Steel was not on my movie-going radar. “A movie based on ‘Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em Robots?’” I thought. “What’s next, a movie based on ‘Battleship?’” (Little did I know…) As it turns…
Youngling’s Bookshelf: “The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man”
- October 6, 2011
- Tagged as: children's literature, Jake Parker, Michael Chabon, superheroes
Bestselling novelist Michael Chabon knows some things about superheroes. If you haven’t yet read his Pulitzer-winning The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (2000), I strongly recommend you do. It’s a beautiful novel (at times, heart-breakingly…
Featuring Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono
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Pilot Review: “Person of Interest”
- September 26, 2011
- Tagged as: J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Michael Emerson
Despite multiple genre connections in its credits—executive producer J.J. Abrams (Lost, Cloverfield, Star Trek, et al.—you know the man), creator Jonathan Nolan (co-writer of The Prestige and The Dark Knight with his brother, Christopher), and…
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