New Avengers #1 (Marvel), Review

Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting present a very different kind of Avengers team, led by Black Panther. Buckle up, folks. Things are going to get weird… The only place you’ve got the option to find it? Its safe to say, then, that Wakandas economy is doing just fine. He may have had a point. A mysterious obelisk reveals a holographic map of an alien solar system, indicating that they passed the test....

January 7, 2013 · 1 min · 200 words · Brett Arellano

Big Bang Theory, Season 6, Episode 12: The Egg Salad Equivalency, Review

Big Bang Theory is back to the kind of humor we saw in Season 2. Three words people: Cereal Sausage Fest. Alex interrupts the guys and hits on Leonard. Leonard enjoys the extra attention, as he is unaccustomed to being anyones love interest. Sheldon spills the beans about Alex hitting on Leonard and Leonard enjoying it. Penny is clearly upset about Alex hitting on Leonard. Bernadette suggests that Sheldon speak to Alex, as her boss....

January 6, 2013 · 1 min · 171 words · Patrick Mullen

Downton Abbey, Season 2: Lookback/Review

Returning shows, brand new pilots, all brave their way through the cold to warm our entertainment-starved hearts. One of the most anticipated returning shows is undoubtedlyDownton Abbey. Yes, thats right folks. Someone close, but not too close dies (William): check. There are star-crossed lovers (Mary and Matthew): check. Someone gets horribly, but not too horribly injured (Matthew): check. A big sacrifice is made by the family/workplace/household (Downton becomes a convalescent home): check....

January 6, 2013 · 2 min · 280 words · Cindy Lopez

Minorities in Comics Part 1 of 7: 10 Comic Characters with Disabilities

First up: Comics characters with Disabilities. Comic books have long reflected a great deal about societal values. And what is villainous? For far too long heroism has been synonymous with able-bodied, male, white, Christian and heterosexual. Anyone else, everyone else, was either relegated to the role of side-kick or villain. Or they simply did not appear at all. And quite frankly, how fun is that? A whole community of people were left out of comics....

January 6, 2013 · 6 min · 1215 words · Emily Baker

Doctor Who: 9 things we know about Clara/Oswin

Post-Christmas Special, were still barely the wiser about the Doctors new companion. Lets tot up the facts so far… Warning: contains spoilers forAsylum Of The DaleksandThe Snowmen. Heres what we need answering: what is the connection between Oswin the Dalek and Clara the governess? How is the same woman reappearing at different points in time, memory-less of her past selves? Where and who is her family? What is her link to the Doctor?...

January 3, 2013 · 2 min · 230 words · Kelly Mcclure

Looking back at 2005’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

The 2005 adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy divided fans. Mark takes a look back… This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. But it was liked by some, including this writer, and so its worth re-evaluating. There was just one big problem. The hardcore of fans didnt really take to it. When I first saw the film, it was actually my favourite of that year....

January 3, 2013 · 1 min · 205 words · Melanie Phillips

Music in Film: top 12 movie soundtracks of 2012

As 2012 recedes into history, Ivan counts down his pick of the year’s finest movie soundtracks… Its been one heck of a year. Its only fitting that a film about sound recording is responsible for 2012s most mind-boggling score. British band Broadcast composes the music for the unseen film within the film. Clicks, whirrs, cabbages and screams? The result is a sonic eargasm the like of which has never really been heard before....

January 3, 2013 · 3 min · 616 words · Sarah Benton

10 Best Video Games of 2012

2012 was an exciting year for gamers and brought us an array of ground-breaking titles. Here is our list of 2012s best games. WWE 13 (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii) With WWE 13 THQ brought us the best wrestling title to date. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the best tactical shooters games yet. Ad content continues below 8. 343 Industries is no pushover and proved themselves worthy of taking-over Bungies revered gaming creation....

December 30, 2012 · 2 min · 337 words · Judith Barker

Basket Case (1982) Review

The late 70s and early 80s were a transitional period for American horror films. Audiences were coming to recognize David Cronenberg. Don Coscarelli had a hit with his deeply oddPhantasm. In and amongst this lot of horror genre groundbreakers was writer/director Frank Henenlotter. Unlike, say, Cronenberg, Henenlotter wasnt driven by any deeply held artistic or philosophical notions. The result was 1982sBASKET CASE. But I can think of very few that involved a mutant Siamese twin....

December 24, 2012 · 1 min · 164 words · Alfred Hawkins

10 remarkable things: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians

Its unlikely, though, thatSanta Claus Conquers The Martiansis anywhere on that particular festive list. Their hands rest on their knees. They sit bolt upright. They do not blink. Girmar, what is tender loving care? ), the penny drops: theyre meant to be Martians. It stars Pia Zadora Younger readers may never have heard of Pia Zadora. Thats her, playing Girmar opposite Chris Months equally transfixed Bomar. Santa Clausdoes a not dissimilar thing....

December 21, 2012 · 3 min · 447 words · Warren Hale

Graham Jack interview: Total Recall, visual effects and HFR

Ad content continues below Obviously, those effects shots required a huge amount of work. So how do you begin to plan all that out? We got involved quite early on before the shoot. So right away, we had an idea of what the bulk of the work was going to be. I guess theres two types of shot, really. Then well do some animation based on that. Well show it to Len, and hell move the buildings around until we get something were happy with....

December 21, 2012 · 3 min · 566 words · Theresa Price

This Is 40, Review

This is 40 delivers the laughs, but what the heck happened to Ben and Alison? Universal Pictures 134 Mins. Ad content continues below Pete and Debbie havent changed all that much since the events ofKnocked-Up. Apatow has become a slave to his own formula. Theres no balance toThis is 40. At times it feels as if the most important goal was to be funny and nothing else. Through fighting to be funny, the story suffers from odd faults that are never fully resolved....

December 21, 2012 · 1 min · 153 words · Oscar Johnston

Colin Trevorrow interview: Safety Not Guaranteed, Star Wars and Flight Of The Navigator

The one that appeared in issue 92, however, was a little different. Wanted: Sombody to go back in time with me, the ad read. This is not a joke. Yeah, well it all came from that classified ad, which is a real thing. It existed on the internet for a number of years before we got close to it. And we just got so depressed. We were like, This is over, we dont want to do this....

December 18, 2012 · 5 min · 986 words · Steven Whitaker