Here’s a first for the blog–I’m writing up a book that isn’t generally available yet. Michael Offutt’s debut novel, Slipstream, doesn’t publish until May. Michael and I, however, are Twitter friends and keep up with each other’s writing so he sent me an advanced copy to check out. I’m glad he did because I loved [...]
31Jan12
Slipstream by Michael Offutt
22Jan12
Underworld: Awakening
Since I’ve seen the other Underworld movies, I was predisposed to want to see this latest installment in the ongoing war between vampires and lycans. Awakening was a kick-ass entry in the series and the addition of 3D worked well for it. This movie jumps forward from film number two (film three was a prequel [...]
9Oct11
Real Steel
I admit that I was dubious of this film. It just didn’t feel right in some of the initial trailers I saw for it. However, in a bizarre turn, its tie-in ads with Royal Purple Motor Oil got my attention. Something about how the movie was portrayed in that ad started to change my mind. [...]
28Aug11
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
I was skittish about Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The 2001 remake was just plain bad and there were elements of the trailers for this new movie that didn’t make me feel like this was going to be a good movie. It was a pleasant surprise to find that this Apes is a [...]
11Jun11
Super 8
Sometimes a movie’s trailers can ratchet up expectations so high that the movie falls flat. I’m happy to report that Super 8 lives up to every expectation its trailers created and then exceeded them. Its style reminds me of the awesome genre movies I grew up with–solid story, characters you cared about, cool effects that [...]
I hate buying the same movie/program over and over again. It’s something I try to avoid. Every now and then though a release comes along that forces me to cast that rule aside. The recent release of Space: 1999 on Blu-Ray falls into that category. I’d initially acquired the series on VHS by recording the [...]
Wow! 2010 won’t get here fast enough. It was a year ago yesterday that I posted my excitement about Tron 2 (or Tr2n as it was known then). Some super cool footage had screened at ComicCon. Well, this year’s ComicCon unveiled the official trailer for the movie now known as Tron Legacy. The movie will [...]
