By Jerry Maynard We’ve spent some time covering the new Fantastic Four…..um…movie….yeah….but anyways we wont talk about that. We will talk about the successful one though! Yes the most successful film about a family of four that continues to hold…
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“Return to 1994” Fantastic Four review
By Kenneth Ship At first, as I sat down and saw the first 20 minutes of Fantastic Four, I was wondering why the reviews were all bad….but by then the train had already left the station and I was in…
Who is Max von Sydow in Star Wars?
By James Nelson Update (12/21/15) We now know that Max von Sydow plays a previously unknown character named Lor San Tekka, a leader of a village on Jakku and a member of the “Church of the Force.” Though they didn’t mention…
The Music of Star Trek
By Kenneth Shipp There’s no sound in space….definitely one of the most overused space facts in movie trailers ever. But let’s take a second to think about that shall we? One of the quietest places in existence and we as…
The Wrath of Khan: A Tale of Two Ships
By Zach Nichols Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is widely regarded as the greatest of the Star Trek films and quite possibly the greatest story in the entire Trek franchise encompassing 28 television seasons, 12 movies, and hundreds…
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation review: Cruise at his best
By Kenneth Shipp Twice this summer, a fourth installment or higher film turned out to be very good (Mad Max and Jurassic Park). Would there be a third? Turns out the answer is….
13 Hours Trailer Review
By Trevor Law and Kenneth Shipp Upon hearing that this film was going to happen, Trevor was adamant about covering it. We recorded his raw commentary as he watched the trailer for the first time. Enjoy!! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCs2QHQSQa4&w=560&h=315]
FOX HATES YOU AND YOUR X-MEN!!!!! (or you’re freaking out over nothing.): A Conversation
By Zach Nichols In our modern era of filmmaking, (i.e. ever since the internet boom and our subsequent massive increase in exposure to the filmmaking process and the absolute destruction of movie magic by our own predispositioned opinion of a…
Sequel Prequel Cash Cows (Modern Blockbuster Pt. 2)
Did you read my previous post on blockbusters? Good, now you’re up to speed. Otherwise this tame profane-less rant won’t make much sense and besides, I hate doing recaps. Prepare yourselves, I’m going to talk about sequels
The Good, the Mediocre, and the Piles of Trash (Modern Blockbusters Pt. 1)
Over the years, I’ve grown rather tired of blockbusters. I feel like we choose to give these money machines a pass just so we can continue to see our favorite characters in new stories (or re-hashes, but let’s not tackle…