World War Z review: mutated Hollywood ebola
Has no guts of any kind: it has absolutely nothing to say, and it takes a long, dull, circuitous route to get to that nothing.
J. Michael Straczynski
great movie quotes: ‘Thor’
“You just made some of the most highly trained professionals in the world look like minimum-wage mall cops. That’s hurtful.” –Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) to Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and more…
Thor (review)
I knew it! I knew Kenneth Branagh was a geek. Oh, sure, he got famous for all that snooty Shakespeare stuff, but deep down, he’s mad for comic books and superheroes and all that pulp-fiction stuff. He’s a dork.
question of the day: What do you think of Wonder Woman’s new look?
Wonder Woman has finally entered the 21st century. And at the same time, she also entered the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. For the first time since she debuted in 1941, Wonder Woman’s look has been updated. Why an Amazonian princess from an ancient world would wear an American flag has always been a … more…
November 25: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this long holiday weekend, but you won’t be able to move off the sofa after all that turkey, plus: football! But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, … more…
Ninja Assassin (review)
‘Ninja assassin.’ It’s like ‘monster trucks’ and ‘automatic weapons’ and ‘zombie Nazis’: you take two great things that are awesome separately, and then you put ’em together and it becomes like totally mindblowing, dude. Oh not.
Changeling (review)
This I will concede: I finally get what the big deal is about Angelina Jolie.
trailer break: ‘Changeling’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Methinks Angelina’s vying for another Oscar… Holy crap: this was written by J. Michael “Bablyon 5” Straczynski? Weird. Changeling opens limited October 24, wide October 31.
