By James Nelson I know how that might sound, but I’m not planning on bashing either the TV series or the books, both are fantastic works and I’m a huge fan. My problem with Game of Thrones is not it’s…
Black Mass Review: Depp is Mesmerizing
By Kenneth Shipp Johnny Depp hasn’t exactly wowed me in some of his recent films efforts, Transcendence and ugh … Mordecai, come to mind in particular, but when Depp needs to immerse himself into a role, accent, or era; these are the…
8 Ways Non-Nerds Can Relate To Nerds
By Kenneth Shipp Contrary to popular belief, nerds like to get married, have kids, and such. Crazy, right? You may be one of the lucky ones to have found yourself such a wonderful nerd of whatever fandom they are undoubtedly…
The 10 Best Opening Scenes Ever Filmed
By W.T. Bane Let’s start this party with a bang! The opening scene of movie is the time to grab the audience, capture their attention, tie it to a chair with some rope and force their eyes on the screen.…
Modern Blockbusters: How to Not Adapt a Book
By Kenneth Shipp I used to love book adaptations. Seriously! I really did, but my feelings toward the entire concept has really soured since I started thinking more critically about films. My first experience with book adaptations was the Harry Potter…
The Bastard Executioner is the Worst Period Drama I’ve Ever Seen
By James Nelson I never liked Sons of Anarchy. The story of a criminal biker with good intentions never resonated with me as a viewer, but in spite of me hating the characters, the show itself was good. So when…
Reactions To Finding Our Destiny
By Jerry Maynard Yesterday the new expansion for Destiny was released and naturally we were eager to write our review after finally getting to play the finished product. So here’s our first reactions after a couple hours of play-through of the new…
5th edition proves the old saying “less is more”
By Trevor Law I love Dungeons and Dragons. I started out on 3.5 in college and really enjoyed the game. Then came Pathfinder and boy did I fall in love with not just the system, but also the campaign setting…
Magic Mike, Another Indictment of the Star Wars Prequels
by John Ludwig At first glance the film Magic Mike (2012), starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, may look low-brow, but it has some really good moments that make it much better than anyone probably expected upon its release. And…
5 Reboots To Be Excited About
By W.T. Bane Reboots happen. They are a part of the film world despite how much fans complain about them. They are going to keep happening because it’s easier for studios just to make something again since fans are already familiar…