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Hello Goodbye Hello Goodbye 25 Jul 2013 | 07:15 am
The Sci-Fi Block has had a weird and rocky past couple of years. After several years of regular and increasing activity, the site went through a period marked by sparse updates. Then, my professional ...
A Brief Remembrance of Roger Ebert 9 Apr 2013 | 07:19 am
By now you've heard the sad news that Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70 from the cancer he struggled with since 2002. I have little to add to the recent discussion and praise of his life's ...
G.I. Joe: Retaliation 31 Mar 2013 | 07:09 am
Another film that thinks that all action, however portrayed, is inherently fun. G.I. Joe has never been known to deliver smart cinematic experiences. It has, however, generally delivered fun ones. No...
A Letter from the Editor 28 Mar 2013 | 05:59 am
We'll be back. I owe an apology and an explanation to those who used to read this website. As you've probably noticed if you're reading this post, it's been a almost six months since I've posted new ...
Attn Back to the Future Fans: 'A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon' Available for Preorder NOW! 15 Oct 2012 | 05:58 am
For the past several months, I have been helping with a project that sounded awesome to begin with but that became even more awesome the more I became involved with it. That project is the next book f...
Total Recall 19 Aug 2012 | 02:37 am
Sometimes I feel like I’m beginning to repeat myself across certain film reviews. Then I realize it’s not so much me repeating myself as it is me describing and criticizing works that are themselves p...
The Amazing Spider-Man 7 Jul 2012 | 05:34 am
The makers of The Amazing Spider-Man, a reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, understand that it’s not enough for superhero movies to be based solely on popular characters. They have that going for...
The Amazing Spider-Man 7 Jul 2012 | 02:34 am
Year: 2012 Directed by: Marc Webb Written by: James Vanderbilt Alvin Sargent Steve Kloves Starring: Andrew Garfield Emma Stone Rhys Ifans Martin Sheen Country: United States Rated:...
Prometheus 15 Jun 2012 | 06:09 am
The Alien films comprise one of the most famous and loved sci-fi franchises of them all, even though half or more of its installments (depending on how you count them) are mediocre. The only redeeming...
Men in Black 3 13 Jun 2012 | 04:51 am
Cartoonish characters, props, and events combine to form an unexpectedly moving story. There is a character in Men in Black 3 who can see all points of time and all possibilities of time at once. Occ...
