Four years ago, two films gave the superhero genre a much-needed kick in the pants: Iron Man and The Dark Knight. They were on opposite ends of the spectrum–the former bright and funny, the latter dark and gloomy–but both felt honest, and honesty’s something the genre needed in order to mature. This summer sees the release [...]
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‘The Avengers’ Review: Marvel Six-in-One
Posted in Movie Reviews, tagged action, batman & robin, batman begins, black widow, buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, captain america, catwoman, chitauri, chris evans, chris hemsworth, christopher nolan, comic books, comics, elektra, fantasy, film, firefly, graphic novels, hawkeye, hulk, iron man, iron man 2, jeremy renner, joss whedon, loki, mark ruffalo, marvel, marvel comics, movies, nick fury, robert downey jr, samuel l jackson, scarlett johansson, sci-fi, science fiction, spider-man 2, superhero, superheroes, the avengers, the dark knight, the dark knight rises, thor, tom hiddleston on May 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Listen to Episode 85, “Talking Turkey: Standard Action”
Posted in Shameless Self-Promotion, tagged academy awards, daniel johnston, edwin perez, fantasy, george lucas, gobbledygeek, joanna gaskell, libsyn, oscars, podcast, quentin tarantino, reservoir dogs, rob hunt, standard action, tara pratt, web series on February 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Gobbledygeek episode 85, “Talking Turkey: Standard Action,” is available for listening or download right here. This week, Paul and AJ are joined by Joanna Gaskell and Rob Hunt of the fantasy-based web series Standard Action, which Paul reviewed here. Joanna and Rob discuss filming in the mud and rain of Vancouver, writing a part for [...]
Listen to Episode 67, “Of Sci-Fi, Slayers, and Spider-Men”
Posted in Shameless Self-Promotion, tagged another earth, buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, buffy the vampire slayer season 9, comic books, comics, dc, dc comics, fantasy, film, gobbledygeek, graphic novels, horrible bosses, libsyn, literature, marvel, marvel comics, miles morales, movies, our idiot brother, podcast, science fiction, spider-man, superhero, superheroes, ultimate spider-man on September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gobbledygeek episode 67, “Of Sci-Fi, Slayers, and Spider-Men,” is available for listening or download right here. Welcome, boys and girls, to another off-the-cuff, scriptless episode. After some quote-unquote “banter,” the boys talk about why we geeks are so drawn to works of fantasy and science fiction. They also say some words about the latest wave [...]
On DVD & Blu-ray, 9/13/11: ‘Thor,’ ‘Meek’s Cutoff,’ More
Posted in On DVD & Blu-Ray, tagged 3 women, anthony hopkins, avengers, blu-ray, bruce greenwood, buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, chi mcbride, chris blauvelt, chris hemsworth, citizen kane, comedy, conan, conan o'brien, conan o'brient can't stop, criterion collection, david thomson, documentary, donald sutherland, dvd, fantasy, film, frighteners, horror, idris elba, ingmar bergman, janice rule, jay leno, jeffrey combs, john astin, joss whedon, kelly reichardt, kenneth branagh, kristy swanson, loki, lord of the rings, luke perry, marvel, marvel comics, mash, meek's cutoff, michael j fox, michelle williams, movies, natalie portman, odin, orson welles, paul reubens, persona, peter jackson, robert altman, rutger hauer, sci-fi, science fiction, shelley duvall, short cuts, sissy spacek, star trek, superhero, superheroes, the avengers, the frighteners, the tonight show, thor, tom hiddleston, tonight show, vampire, vampires, wendy and lucy, western on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
THOR (DVD/Two-Disc Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Combo/Three-Disc Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Combo) The penultimate pre-Avengers Marvel franchise hit like a thunderbolt! Well, a severe summer shower at least. Chris Hemsworth (Papa Kirk from Abrams’ Star Trek) plays the titular Thunder God, an impetuous and brash young warrior eager to earn the respect of [...]
Four-Color Flashback: Chris Claremont & John Byrne’s ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #129-135
Posted in Four-Color Flashback, tagged angel, arcade, astonishing x-men, avengers, banshee, beast, benjamin franklin, black queen, buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, candy southern, casablanca records, charles xavier, chris claremont, cnn, colleen wing, colossus, comic books, comics, crossfire, danger room, dark phoenix, dazzler, dirty harry, disco, donald pierce, dr strange, emma frost, fantastic four, fantasy, frank zappa, harry leland, havok, hellfire club, james bond, jason wyngarde, jean grey, john byrne, joss whedon, kitty pryde, lilandra, m night shyamalan, magneto, marvel, marvel comics, mastermind, moira mactaggert, ms marvel, multiple man, nightcrawler, phoenix, professor x, proteus, ron jeremy, savage land, science fiction, sebastian shaw, senator kelly, sentinels, sex pistols, shadowcat, spider-man, storm, the clash, the happening, uncanny x-men, white queen, wolverine, x-men, x-men first class on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to week 4 of 5 in our analysis of Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s run on Uncanny X-Men. Weeks 1, 2, and 3 can be found here, here, and here. Well. This is not quite the reaction I was expecting. They’d fought Magneto, endured the Savage Land, tussled with Arcade and Proteus, and now the [...]
Listen to Episode 57, “Joffrey Baratheon Must Die”
Posted in Shameless Self-Promotion, tagged fantasy, film, formspring, game of thrones, gobbledygeek, libsyn, movies, podcast, sean bean, television, the tree of life, tree of life, tv, zookeeper on July 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gobbledygeek episode 57, “Joffrey Baratheon Must Die,” is available for listening or download right here. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn…the geek who watches Game of Thrones and has come here to [...]
Four-Color Flashback: Chris Claremont & John Byrne’s ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #122-128
Posted in Four-Color Flashback, tagged amazing spider-man, arcade, arcade's revenge, banshee, batman, beast, black tom cassidy, captain britain, charles xavier, chris claremont, colleen wing, colossus, comic books, comics, cyclops, danger room, dave cockrum, fantasy, games, green arrow, green lantern, harry osborn, hellfire club, james joyce, jason wyngarde, jean grey, john byrne, joker, juggernaut, ka-zar, lilandra, luke cage, magneto, marvel, marvel comics, marvel team-up, misty knight, moira mactaggert, moses magnum, ms marvel, nightcrawler, phoenix, power man and iron fist, professor x, proletarian, proteus, savage land, science fiction, shaman, spider-man, spider-man/x-men, spider-man/x-men arcade's revenge, storm, superhero, superheroes, the joker, the proletarian, uncanny x-men, video games, wolverine, x-men on July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to week 3 of 5 in our analysis of Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s run on Uncanny X-Men. Weeks 1 and 2 can be found here and here. From #122, “Cry for the Children!,” to #128, “The Action of the Tiger!,” almost every X-Man experiences considerable developments. Since I spilled a boatload of digital ink [...]
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