Breaking sales records left and right, Super Mario Galaxy is receiving universal praise as one of the best Mario games to date. The only console that I own is the Nintendo Wii, so naturally I was anticipating this one for a long time. I picked up the game last week, and so far I have been very impressed. Read on »
Though there has been a lull in movie releases lately, there are still a few coming out in the near future that I am excited to see. The year has had some great releases, but will this year end on a high note? Here are my thoughts on some upcoming films that will close out 2007. Read on »
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to read my opinions on the final iteration of the Mission Impossible movie series. MI3 once again presents offscreen psycho Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, espionage extraordinaire, in an exciting, action-packed two hours of international intrigue and explosion. Read on »
“What does a scanner see? Into the head? Into the heart? Does it see into me clearly? …Or darkly?”
The somewhat chilling words of Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) echoed in my head as I drove home from seeing the film. One side of me sees clearly what the movie was saying, and one side is utterly confused. Much more than your typical drug journey film, A Scanner Darkly ventures deep into the mind behind the user, and we as the audience are taken along for a trip on the road named Substance D. Read on »
X-Men 3: The Last Stand, is the third and supposedly final chapter in the X-Men movie saga (a trilogy I suppose). Being a huge fan of the series as a cartoon, the comics, and the first two films, I was very excited to see this installment. I consider X2: X-Men United to be the best superhero movie ever, so naturally I expected greatness. Is X3 a fitting end to the trilogy? Read on »
The Departed, a film from director Martin Scorsese, has received unanimous praise since its release. Critics raved about how The Departed was the best movie of the 2006. The awards were there, but the movie is not nearly as good as the reviews would have you believe. Read on »
The NBC hit series Heroes has garnered a huge following since it began about one year ago. I personally have been ripping the show to shreds without ever having seen an episode. Claims of it being NBC’s Lost were the fuel to my Heroes hate. Ironically after tearing through the first season on DVD, I must now rethink my position. Being NBC’s slightly modified Lost is what makes the show so great. Read on »
Zodiac, the latest film from Fight Club director David Fincher, is the story of the famous Zodiac serial killer that plagued Los Angeles in the late 1970s. Unfortunately after seeing Zodiac it becomes evident that some things are better left in the past. Read on »