Year: 2008
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Smokin’ Aces – A Movie Review
Okay, I waited quite a while for this baby to come in through my Internet rental provider, so I had rather high hopes. My mistake. I equate this movie to the empty calories of your favorite junk food. Oh, so very yummy, but usually leaves you worse off than you were before. Could I take…
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The Fountain – A Movie Review
A beautiful film-absolutely beautiful. Please, if you watch this, you must approach it with an open mind and look at it as a work of art, for like any other work of art, it leaves you with plenty of opportunity to interpret it in a variety of ways and requires more than a little mental…
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Ghost Rider – A Movie Review
I am all for movie studios going hog wild with comic book properties. Most of these characters have literally decades of stories to pull from, so the quality content is there. Most of them are visually stimulating because of the nature of their genre. And most of them, no matter how far down the echelon…
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer – A Movie Review
There are some fanatical Fantastic Four comic book fans out there, and you’ll have to take into consideration that I’m not one of them. I always found them a little lame, and yes, I have been browbeaten on a regular basis by people trying to convince me of the errors of my ways. That said,…
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The Ultimates 2, Vol. 1: Gods and Monsters – A Graphic Novel Review
Basically an updated version of Marvel Comic’s classic Avengers lineup, The Ultimates is the closest comic book out there to a big budget action movie. The art is hands down astronomical. Bryan Hitch can draw anything and make it look both dynamic and realistic at the same moment. And Mark Millar (whom is often hit…
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V for Vendetta – A Graphic Novel Review
I’ll admit it . . . I picked up this classic by Alan Moore more out of curiosity for the upcoming movie than for the many good things I’ve heard about it. I’ve got one word-wow. This graphic novel is beyond mesmerizing. I suppose this shouldn’t have been much of a surprise considering that Alan…
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Fables: The Mean Seasons – A Graphic Novel Review
Once again, I found out about the series Fables from the Eisner Awards list. I’ve yet to be disappointed by my buys from the winners of the Eisner Awards, and Fables is no different. First of all, let me catch you up to speed. Fables is about a community of exiled Fables who have taken…
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In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster – A Book Review
Paul Auster presents us with yet another must-read. This novella takes place in an unnamed city that has suffered complete ruin. There is no consistent government to speak of and anarchy rules supreme. But, the fascinating premise is that this is not a world problem, this is a city problem. It is a land cutoff…
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The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman – A Book Review
I somehow missed the boat on this series that began in 1988. It ran through 1997, and some believe it is the greatest comic series to have ever existed. I finally-FINALLY-decided I needed to check it out. Gaiman himself has admitted in the past that Preludes and Nocturnes was a bit of a rough start…
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