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Why the Season 6 Finale of “The Walking Dead” Was a Total Copout

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***SPOILERS AHEAD*** The Walking Dead television show walks a fine line between the stories it presents and the actual source material it draws on.  By necessity adaptations to the small screen or the big… Continue reading

Movie Review: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Second Opinion)

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Plot:  Almost two years after the events of Man of Steel, Superman (Henry Cavill) has become a global fact of life.  However, despite his altruistic intentions and acts of heroism, there’s been quite… Continue reading

Take Time to Stop and Smell the Geekiness

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Well it’s here.  The release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice has finally come.  So far the news has not been good, in fact it’s downright vitriolic.  However, Gfunk would say differently ()  Since… Continue reading

The Best Movie About Jesus Christ Ever Made

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  My Christian faith is something I rarely talk about, especially here.  I’ve mentioned it a few times in my posts but for the most part I focus on movies, comics, television shows,… Continue reading

Akiva Goldsman: Serial Hack And Dark Tower Murderer

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I’m passionate about film.  Anyone who’s ever met me knows that’s the case. Sometimes too passionate.  However, if I’m sometimes overzealous it’s only because I believe in the transformative power of film.  Movies… Continue reading

Make Indy Great Again

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  It pains me to paraphrase the campaign slogan of a racist, misogynist, hate-filled demagogue, who’s also a sociopath, pathological liar, and serial asshat, but in the case of the fifth Indiana Jones… Continue reading

In Defense of ‘Man of Steel’

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Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is nearly upon us.  In just a few weeks the second film in the cinematic DCU will explode into theaters like Krypton. Aside from The Force Awakens, I… Continue reading

In Memoriam: Pat Conroy

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If you’re a reader, or moviegoer, or avid gamer, or music aficionado, at one point in your life you’ve experienced transcendence.  There’s that band, or book, or film that seems to speak to… Continue reading

TV Review: The X-Files Season 10*

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  *I’m calling this season ten because I don’t consider this a “series event’” but a natural extension of the show.  Consider it a fourteen year hiatus between season nine and ten if… Continue reading

By Crom! Give Audiences Another Conan Movie!

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  Saying Terminator: Genisys failed with both critics and fans is like saying Jai Courtney can’t act. They are both axiomatically correct.  Despite my initial review, I ended up selecting Genisys as my worst film of… Continue reading