Tag: entertainment
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Iron Man 2 – A Movie Review
Interestingly enough, I believe Iron Man is one of those comic book characters that actually translates better on film. Let’s face it: no matter how great the artist, Iron Man is a hero we want to see blazing through the sky, shooting rays from his hands, and just being generally awesome in live-action. I think…
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Clash of the Titans (3D) – A Movie Review
It’s with good reason that I refuse to watch the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans as an adult. I have such fond memories of that old movie. Whenever it came on as a kid, I was planted. I blame it for getting me vested in Greek mythology, especially when I started realizing that…
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Dante’s Inferno – A Movie Review
Okay, so this is a DVD released in correlation with the video game of the same name. It’s important to note that I’m not a gamer and don’t even own a video game system. The film borrows from the famous work of literature, The Divine Comedy, which, of course, is the reason I checked it…
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Valeria’s Last Stand by Marc Fitten – A Book Review
I have to admit that I only chose to read this book because I liked its cover, so nothing could have prepared me for just how much I would love it. Valeria’s Last Stand takes place in a tiny Hungarian Village during the modern day. It features Valeria, who is an old woman and the…
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The Road – A Movie Review
Though The Road opened around Thanksgiving, it just came to my town a few days before Christmas. This, along with the multiple delays and reshoots, gave me great concern that the movie would not live up to the source material. My fears were unfounded. Absolutely bleak and morose, the film perfectly captured the essence of…
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Peter & Max: A Fables Novel by Bill Willingham – A Book Review
In many cases, novelists have difficulty making the jump to comic book writing just as comic book writers and screenwriters may have a rough time adapting to pure prose writing. I’m happy to report that Bill Willingham not only made the jump to prose writing well, but he exceeded my already lofty expectations. Okay, I’d…
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