Author Archives: Chris

The D&D Animated Series Is 30 Years Old This Week

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Chris

I still remember that day in 1983 when this show graced the Saturday Morning Cartoon airwaves. To be perfectly honest, I can’t remember for sure if I loved it or not. I think I did, but that was a long … Continue reading →

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A New ‘Robocop’ Trailer for a Friday

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Chris

As movie remakes are as inevitable as death and taxes (I won’t try to fight it anymore), there’s a remake of the sci-fi movie Robocop that’s out there in the world and on the way. No, it hasn’t been released … Continue reading →

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Busy, Busy, Busy

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Chris

I wanted to illustrate just how busy I’ve been recently by having not one, but three “busy” titles for this missive. So yeah, I’ve been busy. That’s not to say that most of you don’t lead busy lives as well, … Continue reading →

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Hit Girl vs. Mother Russia In ‘Kick-Ass 2’

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Chris

As I said recently, I was (and am) a big fan of Mark Millar’s comic Kick-Ass. It’s a great series and became a very good movie in the hands of director Matthew Vaughn. The second Kick-Ass movie is on the … Continue reading →

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An Awesome TOHO-Style ‘Pacific Rim’ Trailer

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Chris

When I was growing up, one of my favorite things to do was watch giant monster (aka Kaiju) movies from Japan’s TOHO Studios featuring Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and more in titles such as Mothra vs. Godzilla, King Kong vs. Godzilla, … Continue reading →

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8-Bit ‘Kick-Ass’

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Chris

I’m a fan of all-things Kick-Ass. I thought the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. was great and the movie, directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Aaron Johnson, Chole Moritz and Nicholas Cage, captured the spirit of the … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs, An American Legend

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Chris

I haven’t said much about the upcoming biopic of Steve Jobs, featuring Ashton Kutcher as the iconic Apple frontman. I’ve done that mostly because when I first heard about it, I was sure it was going to be a disaster, … Continue reading →

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Some Serious Gourmet Shit

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Chris

I really have nothing much to say here except I really like this movie (Pulp Fiction, in case you didn’t know) and I really like coffee, so it all makes sense. Well, it does to me at least. Plus, Samuel … Continue reading →

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Keanu Reeves and the Way of the Sword

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Chris

I’m a martial arts fan and lapsed practitioner from way, way back. One of my favorite styles, if you will, was Kendo. Also known as the “Way of the Sword.” I very much enjoyed it. It seems Keanue Reeves also … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Gary Gygax

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Chris

Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and the man most closely associated with the boom in popularity of roleplaying games, would have been 75 today. When he died in 2008, I wrote two pieces about his death and … Continue reading →

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