Year: 2008

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Okay, so as much as I enjoyed the previous James Bond movies, at no point did I actually think any of them (yes, ANY of them) had the sort of hand-to-hand combat abilities the characterization would lead you to believe. James Bond was supposedly a human weapon along with being a lady charmer, and while…

DC: The New Frontier, Volumes I and II – A Graphic Novel Review

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Note: This review refers to DC: The New Frontier Volumes I and II. If you are a DC fan-I mean a hard core, DC or bust fan-you will love, and I mean LOVE DC: The New Frontier Volumes I and II. I remember seeing the first issue of this series when it came out in…

Green Arrow: Moving Targets – A Graphic Novel Review

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Warning: If you’ve ignored national media for the last year, you may read some spoilers below… So why write a review for Green Arrow: Moving Targets you ask? Is it the excellent writing? Perhaps the exquisite art? None of the above; but, don’t get me wrong, both are adequate, perhaps even above average in the…

Ex Machina: Fact vs. Fiction – A Graphic Novel Review

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Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris continue to impress with the third trade paperback of the Ex Machina series. In this installment, a new hero emerges in New York City calling itself the Automaton. This being claims to have been made by Mayor Hundred when he called himself The Great Machine. However, there is more…

Oracle Night by Paul Auster – A Book Review

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Stylistically somewhere between The New York Trilogy and The Brooklyn Follies, Oracle Night encompasses what I loved about both. Auster gives us a bit of a plot, but there is also much experimentation in this rich novel as well. And, like with The New York Trilogy, if you are a fan of linear storytelling with…

Everyman by Philip Roth – A Book Review

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I remember back when this book was first released, I simply could not fork over the hardcover price for something so thin. In retrospect, I’m glad I waited for the soft cover. I can’t say I disliked Everyman, but I also can’t say I especially liked it. Roth is an expert wordsmith and his plot…

The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon – A Book Review

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Okay, you’ve heard me say it before, so you can all say it with me now, “Michael Chabon is America’s greatest contemporary author.” You should have that memorized pretty soon. Funny story I have to share with you before I write this review. I found out that Chabon was visiting my neck of the woods…

Super Flat Times by Matthew Derby – A Book Review

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It is important in America literature that our writers constantly challenge themselves to write progressively and with innovation. While I whole-heartedly believe some literature is meant to be enjoyed by the masses, I also believe there is a niche in the world of literature where it is high art, and therefore unlikely to be enjoyed…

Children of Men – A Movie Review

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A more startling version of our apparently impending dystopian future I cannot imagine. Children of Men disturbed me greatly because it completely did not deviate from a very realistic, and some would say unavoidable, future. The premise of Children of Men is masterful in its simplicity but the complications that arise are never-ending-the human race…

Spider-Man 3 – A Movie Review

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