Archive for January, 2006

Match Point

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The thing that makes Match Point work is that Woody Allen throws himself out of his comfort zone and by changing some of the elements of his story type he goes and makes a compelling thriller.

Underworld: Evolution

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The directing and performances of the film could have been really bad. The thing that really bothers people with genre films in particular is …

Tristan and Isolde

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

If you already know the legend of Tristan and Isolde, then watching this movie is like going through some familiar, if enjoyable, steps.

The Losers: a retrospective

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The Losers is the story of five U.S, soldiers who are written off by their bosses because they asked the most dangerous question…Why?

50 Cent: Bulletproof

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The AI on both sides of the fence (50’s crew and the enemies) is tuned way down, and both sides will typically run back and forth, continually shooting.

Nanny McPhee

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Nanny McPhee’s arrival is deliberately reminiscent of Mary Poppins and the parallels between the stories are obvious.

Adi Granov

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Adi Granov

I’d really like to do something with the Thing and Dr Doom. The other Fantastic Four don’t interest me as much.

Wild Arms 4

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Soon, Jude’s grasp on reality is shattered, as he comes to learn that he’s not like other children (gasp!) and he has a magnificent power that allows him to control the powerful ARMs weapons.

Life on Mars Roundtable

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

I’m not sure what the series is aiming to be. It feels like an extended episode of Quantum Leap,

Infinite Crisis #1-4

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

In their seminal work, The Comic Book Heroes, Gerard Jones and Will Jacobs posited that comic book universes re-invent themselves every 20 years. It should come as no surprise, then, that on the 20th anniversary of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the DC universe is undergoing a major transition.