sci-fi
Batman Vs. Superman…
January 16th, 2008
Transcending pulpy paper and kiddie-comics, these global cultural icons have invaded nearly every entertainment medium since the 30s, from radio programs to billion dollar films. As a younger man, I resonated with Batman and the underlying angst of the character. I never really “got” Superman until I was nearly 30. After I became a Christian, [...]
Read More...Sci-Fi Season Premiere Scorecard
September 29th, 2007
The Invasion is over, everyone. and the science fiction occupation has begun. While “sci-fi” once remained relegated to the Area 51s of the FOX Network or the Sci-Fi Channel, it has now descended from the digital cable clouds and demanded that we take them to our major network. A quick look at the weekly listings [...]
Read More...More than Meets the Eye…
July 5th, 2007
More than two decades after Hasbro, Takara, Sunbow and Marvel Comics combined forces, to unleash the most successful, holistic, cartoon/comic/vehicle/puzzle/robot marketing campaigns ever known to man, creating a towering titan of revenue that has ebbed and flowed for decades, Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg have taken the steel-reinforced franchise one step further with a crowd-pleasing, comedic [...]
Read More...Fantastic Chore
June 17th, 2007
In 2005, I subjected myself to the Fantastic Bore… watching Jessica Alba failing to act intelligent, while Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis looked around nervously, hoping no one would notice them as they collected a nice paycheck; the charming Julian McMahon smirked his way through a doomed role that was both poorly written and miscast, appearing [...]
Read More...“Heroes” Worship…
February 1st, 2007
With five days of hell tucked squarely in Jack Bauer’s handbag, a sixth day (or, more accurately, sixth season) of Fox’s “24″ seemed pretty much. well, in the bag. However, Bauer’s battle transitioned from “real-time” to real life, as a new enemy beat him in the ratings. NBC’s critically acclaimed new action/drama “Heroes” captured nearly [...]
Read More...Spider-man 2 has legs (and arms)
January 1st, 2007
Peter Parker spins another web of comedy, drama and spandex as he wrestles with a tentacled villain and his own self-doubt, in what may be the most faithful adaptation of a comic book character to date… battling with Batman Begins for the best comic adapted film to date. The comic, the character, and his narrative [...]
Read More...X-Men: The Last Stand has legs
May 25th, 2006
When a cure for the mutant gene is announced by a corporation working with the government, the militant Magneto rallies his mutant brotherhood for a decisive strike against Homo sapiens humanity. Charles Xavier and his school of X-Men prepare to respond in kind, but the return of a former teammate, thought to be dead, upsets [...]
Read More...Introspection First, Invasion Second
September 18th, 2002
“M. Night Shyamalan’s SIGNS” Starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Cherry Jones, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin Directed by M. Night Shyamalan Running Time: 107 minutes Released August 2, 2002 Rated PG-13 A crop circle appears in a field near Bucks, Pennsylvania, and the owner must cope with the repercussions this has on his family, and [...]
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