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Movie Review – Pete’s Dragon (2016)
Full disclosure: Â if I saw the original movie as a kid, I don’t remember it. Â This version of Pete’s Dragon starts out in the most Disney manner ever, with Pete (Oakes Fegley) losing his parents but being rescued by Elliott. Â Pete lives in the forest for several years with Elliott, until he’s found by Grace…
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Movie Review – Star Trek Beyond
I’ve got a bit of a love/hate relationship with the “Kelvin-verse” Star Trek movies. Â I really like the cast, and have come to grips with the fact that, since it’s not a TV show, the movies need to shade a bit more to the action side of things than the more cerebral Trek episodes. Â Still,…
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Movie Review – Ghostbusters (2016)
I’m happy to report that I have seen the new Ghostbusters movie and did not, in fact, experience the death of my childhood.  We all enjoyed it quite a bit.  Sure, there’s a few bits that don’t land but that’s true of the original Ghostbusters if you can manage to view it without the rose-tinted glasses…
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TV Review – Voltron: Legendary Defender Season One
I know for a fact that I watched the original Lion Force Voltron when I was a kid.  I’m fairly certain I had the toys, too.  But I wasn’t a Voltron obsessive, and I’m hard-pressed to remember much more than the barest bits of the show now.  You know, five lion bots, “and I’ll form the…
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Why Wolverine: Weapon X Makes More Sense Than Old Man Logan
For a long time, the rumors were persistent that Hugh Jackman’s final turn as Wolverine would be inspired by the Old Man Logan comics by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. Â It never made a ton of sense to me, unless the only bit of inspiration taken from it was the name (similar to Age of…
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Comic Book Review – The Vision #8
Creative Team: Writer: Â Tom King Art: Â Gabriel Hernandez Walta Colors: Â Jordie Bellaire Letters: Â Clayton Cowles Last month, the cover shown for this issue (shown in part above) seemed to indicate the arrival of the Avengers and the beginning of the final battle. Â Well, as usual expectations are twisted. Â There IS a new arrival, but it’s…
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Captain America’s “Hail Hydra” Is Not A Stunt But A Story
You may have heard a little something about the recent Steve Rogers: Captain America #1. Â I’m assuming if you are reading this you aren’t worried about spoilers, by the way. Â So yeah, Cap was hailing HYDRA. Â As soon as I saw the panel, I (unlike a lot of people, apparently) thought back to what Steve…
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What’s New on Marvel Unlimited – May 22 to May 28, 2016
Every week, Marvel adds new comics to their Marvel Unlimited service. Sometimes it’s new stuff – most series they publish get issues added about 6 months after they are released in shops – and others it’s older comics. But there’s always something interesting and I will point them out weekly. Starting thing this week is…
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What’s New on Marvel Unlimited – May 15 to May 21, 2016
Every week, Marvel adds new comics to their Marvel Unlimited service. Sometimes it’s new stuff – most series they publish get issues added about 6 months after they are released in shops – and others it’s older comics. But there’s always something interesting and I will point them out weekly. First up is the Jason…
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What’s New on Marvel Unlimited – May 11, 2016
Every week, Marvel adds new comics to their Marvel Unlimited service.  Sometimes it’s new stuff – most series they publish get issues added about 6 months after they are released in shops – and others it’s older comics.  But there’s always something interesting and I will point them out weekly. First thing to check out…
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Comic Book Review – Black Panther #2
Creative Team: Writer: Â Ta-Nehisi Coates Art: Â Brian Stelfreeze Colors: Â Laura Martin Letters: Â Joe Sabino Black Panther #2 continues to juggle the various stories established in the first issue, and does it well. Â We get a bit more information in each, developing the various threats facing T’Challa and Wakanda while deepening a few of the mysteries.…
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Comic Book Review – The Vision #7
Creative Team: Writer: Â Tom King Art: Â Michael Walsh Colors: Â Jordie Bellaire Letters: Â Clayton Cowles The Vision #7, as usual, plays with expectations. Â You might think, considering the big tease at the end of the last issue, with Agatha Harkness warning a bunch of heroes about the Visions going off the rails, that you’d see some…
