Category Archives: Movies

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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D&D Players Can Be Ruthless In This Trailer for ‘Zero Charisma’

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Chris

Long ago, when Dungeons & Dragons was just called D&D and about the time the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons arrived, I started playing the game. Back then it was a group of like-minded friends who gathered around … Continue reading →

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A ‘Blade Runner’ Speedrun for a Sunday

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Chris

If I was going to make a list of my all-time favorite sci-fi movies, on that list would have to be Ridley’s Scott’s 1982 masterpiece Blade Runner. As I mentioned in a previous missive, the film made quite an impression … Continue reading →

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Think ‘Pacific Rim’ Is Total Fantasy? Meet Atlas

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Chris

Yes, the movie Pacific Rim is out today and yes, it features giant monsters called Kaiju who we humans fight with giant, mechanized, human-piloted robots we build called Jaegers. And sure, the idea that monsters come from wherever they come … Continue reading →

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The First Trailer for Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Chris

As with many things in life, I don’t like change. Change to me isn’t something to embrace, it’s something to resist. That being said, change can occasionally brings good things. In fact, I’ve had some changes of late that have … Continue reading →

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It’s Saturday, So Here’s a Trailer for ‘Yakuza Weapon’

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Chris

I can’t keep putting things away in the new house and not take a break. So, during one of said breaks, I came across this trailer for the movie Yakuza Weapon. If you’ve followed this site for any length of … Continue reading →

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‘Great Gatsby’ VFX Before and After

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Chris

Helping to continue our irregular series of visual effects articles is this new video from visual effects supervisor Chris Godfrey. According to Godfrey, he’s been allowed by director Baz Luhrmann to show this video highglighting the before and after visual … Continue reading →

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