Charles Soule: Comics’ Great Fixer

Charles Soule only recently started writing for Marvel and DC and now he’s writing almost everything. Thank God, because he’s really good! Unlike those two, Charles Soule isnt seen as a great architect for Marvel or DC. He isnt this big leader writing the top books with a less-popular side-project or two on the side. Seriously, how does he find the time for this?!? Hes like the comic book version of Hey, Mon!...

May 22, 2014 · 4 min · 731 words · Robert Lopez

Is X-Men immune to the reboot cycle?

Every other superhero franchise has been started over and over, but the X-Men keep going. Yet Hugh Jackman has been Wolverine all the way through. For instance,The Amazing Spider-Man 2is currently underperforming. And how could we forget the product placement deals, with Mountain Dew and Carl Jrs. Fine, but is anyone else thinking that Virgin might have got more out of this than Fox? Ironically, the movie market is such thatX-Mens longevity is actually its unique selling point....

May 22, 2014 · 1 min · 78 words · Wendy Juarez

Looking back at Bedazzled

Is there such a thing as selflessness? But whatever Stanley wishes for, the Devil finds a loophole. We cant blame him, of course; its in his nature. Cook was incredibly sharp and sardonic, with a handsome, unblinking mask instead of expressions. Moore was more approachable, a traditional comedian in terms of clowning and cheeky face-pulling. We feel warmly towards Moore; personally, Ive always found Peter Cook to be a scary figure....

May 21, 2014 · 2 min · 317 words · Lee Warren

Mixing Up Some Comic Chemistry in Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones is not a comedy, but it plays like one on TV. Comedy is as important in drama as it is in life. give a shot to get into the headspace where you’re free to watchCasablancaas a comedy. Its almost a rom-com.Game of Thronesis not a comedy, but it could be. It has all the elements: Witty lines, alert timing, visual gags and chemistry. The dragons slay me....

May 21, 2014 · 4 min · 723 words · Christopher Lawrence

25 Most Disappointing Games of the Xbox 360/PS3 Generation

Maybe the upcomingDead Island Onlinewill change this? Doubtful, I know. Ad content continues below 24. Who would have thought? So basically, Nazis everywhere. And so is the case withFable III. (Its also the first game of two on our list to be featured in a scene onBreaking Bad. Is Vince Gilligan trying to tell us something here? Well yes, I guess you have a pretty good point there. Haze (2008)...

May 17, 2014 · 1 min · 104 words · Robin Rodriguez

Can The Last Tinker revive the 3D platformer?

Remember the days when 3D platformer characters needed their goofy noises and grunts translated into speech through text boxes? Its up to you, Koru, to make this happen. Tinkerhas the looks and (most of the) character to warm 3D platform nostalgics to it. Its a brave move in modern gaming to eschew spoken dialogue, butTinkerpulls it off in honest-to-N64 style. The world is surreal and unapologetically colourful, though a little lacking in variety....

May 16, 2014 · 1 min · 147 words · Courtney Hernandez

Godzilla review

The king of the monsters returns in the Godzilla movie weve been waiting for. Here’s our review… ThisGodzillareview contains some spoilers. Since there are two of them, a male and female, theyre also looking to spawn. As he did inMonsters, Edwards wisely decides to shoot everything from the human characters point of view. Godzilladoes fall short in some areas, primarily casting and character development. Cranston and Watanabe are both solid, gravitas-supplying presences, yet end up feeling as if they were shortchanged....

May 16, 2014 · 1 min · 120 words · Austin Ray

Movie franchises that continued once the star quit

What do you do when a lead actor quits a movie franchise? In these examples, you carry on… But it certainly used to be. His character of Carey Mahoney was not recast. Ad content continues below Who replaced them?Matt McCoy. He joined the series forPolice Academy 5in the role of Nick, Commandant Lassards nephew. The characters, it would be fair to say, were not dramatically different. Did it work?Well, it didnt stop the franchise....

May 16, 2014 · 4 min · 657 words · Emily Duke

The James Clayton Column: Godzilla and perspective shifts

We sweat the small stuff. We get bogged down in minor trivialities and teeny-tiny insignificances. By re-adjusting the scales, messing with proportional ratios and shifting paradigms, perspective is wholly altered. (And I really do feel it. The ground is shaking and violent ripples keep on appearing in the glass of water on my desk.) (And the big screen is obviously an appropriate format in which to appreciate such almighty entities.)...

May 16, 2014 · 2 min · 242 words · Mark Davis

The 100: Unity Day Review

It is Unity Day for The 100, and that means the most suspenseful episode for the series yet. I dont know about the rest of you, butThe 100is really starting to stress me out. Tonights episode, Unity Day, was especially intense. That being said, tonight was a pivotal episode, which means spoilers abound. (And the second half has so far proven to be much stronger than the first half.) One important theme is hopeor the lack thereof....

May 15, 2014 · 3 min · 431 words · Jorge Ryan

The problem with Dolby Atmos and cinema sound levels

Dolby Atmos is a technology brought in to give cinema sound an extra edge. But are its effects being drowned out by the volume control? In truth, many overlook a good surround sound system in favour of a large telly. Unsurprising perhaps, when good 60 screens for the living room are now under 1000 a pop. Dolby Atmos sounds like just the kind of thing cinema sound should be doing....

May 15, 2014 · 1 min · 181 words · Cathy Spencer

The Flash TV Series: Everything You Need to Know

Your handy, at-a-glance guide to everything you oughta know about the CW’s upcoming Flash TV show. Flash fact!The FlashTV series is a reality, on this Earth, not a parallel one. For the first time in over twenty years, the Scarlet Speedster will have a weekly live-action television show. Here is everything you better know aboutThe FlashTV series. Well update this periodically throughout the summer until its time for season one to premiere in the fall!...

May 14, 2014 · 2 min · 383 words · Megan Guerra

Gareth Edwards interview: making Godzilla, Spielberg, Giger

The 1954Godzillawas a moving, angst-ridden account of an uncontrollable beast wrecking havoc on Tokyo. This, clearly, was more than just a mere monster movie. Edwards made his own impression on the genre back in 2010, with his debut feature,Monsters. Thick vines grow through what was once a bedroom window. How difficult is it for a relatively new director to make a mark on a Hollywood film? How big an influence was Steven Spielberg, given the nods to the directors work?...

May 13, 2014 · 6 min · 1070 words · Paige Smith