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As American As They Come 21 Jun 2013 | 01:23 am
Truth, Justice, and The American Way. That's what Superman has stood for since his inception back in 1938. But in an effort to make Superman "relevant" for our more jaded, ironic age, the makers of Ma...
Max Jenke Is DOOMED! 17 Jun 2013 | 09:16 am
As yet another comic book adaptation rules the box office landscape with Man of Steel's opening bow this weekend, turn your attention to one of the most famous failures in that sub-genre - 1994's lege...
The Purge And The Pain 14 Jun 2013 | 08:21 pm
I have to hand it to The Purge. It's been awhile since a movie borderline enraged me. I run at a real even keel and with all the lousy movies I see, a bad movie is usually the last thing to get under ...
A Dead Shark 3 Jun 2013 | 07:01 pm
Last month marked an unfortunate milestone in this blog's history: it was the first time that I've gone an entire month (nearly two, by now!) without a single post. Thinking about the status of Dinner...
The Ultimate Experience In Grueling Terror 5 Apr 2013 | 08:31 pm
I hope everyone involved with the Evil Dead remake has sent a Thank You card to the MPAA. Clearly this is not the same ratings board that refused to give the bloodless and purposely goofy Army of Dark...
Electric Avenue 29 Mar 2013 | 03:50 pm
I often have trouble trying to make any rational sense of why I love certain films and sitting high on that list of head-scratchers is Wes Craven’s Shocker. I caught Shocker in the theaters way back w...
Don't Try To Tell Me This Isn't Cool 8 Mar 2013 | 09:07 pm
Some things are just awesome and there's no debating it. Like the above cover to Marvel Team-Up #15. Seriously, what's not to love about that? Illustrated by the cream of the crop likes of Gil Kane an...
The Megalomanical Spider-Man 7 Mar 2013 | 10:15 am
In 2002, Marvel gave indie comic icon Peter Bagge (Hate) a one-shot issue, outside of normal continuity, to poke subversive fun at their flagship character, imagining everybody's friendly neighborhood...
Miner For A Heart Of Gold 28 Feb 2013 | 11:15 am
Recently it occured to me to wonder what kind of pressure there must be to find love in Valentine Bluffs. I mean, everyone wants to find a connection in this world but when you live in Valentine Bluff...
What's Gone Is Gone 25 Jan 2013 | 06:42 pm
When it is that you encounter certain films determines so much about how you respond to them. For instance, in the early '80s, I was at the perfect age to be smitten with slasher movies. For adult fan...
