Does ’50 Shades of Grey’ Deserve its Criticism?
So here’s how this review came about. About a year ago I became aware of a growing pop culture phenomenon called the ‘Fifty Shades’ trilogy. I went to find a copy (because I’m… Continue reading
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Funk’s Grinch List: Top 10 Christmas Annoyances
Yippi-ki-yay geeks, it’s Christmas time. A good time of year indeed. We give gifts, we receive gifts, we eat way more than we should and get drunk enough to yell at family members.… Continue reading
Ten Games Australia Has Banned/Censored For Stupid Reasons
Video games have come a long way since their inception some thirty years ago. Although there were a number of adult themed games in the Atari era the industry found it’s market among… Continue reading
Ladykiller – A Tribute to the Women That James Bond Inadvertedly Got Killed
Working as a spy is going to result in plenty of blood on your hands, but there’s a difference between the blood of a megalomaniac terrorist and an innocent victim. Throughout his career… Continue reading
Retro Gameplay Does Have a Place in Modern Gaming After All!
If you haven’t already heard, XCOM has quite a shot to be the game of the year. Look at it’s Metacritic score: it’s sitting happily at 89 right now. It’s fun and addictive… Continue reading
‘World War Z’ Trailer: Is It Like the Book?
If a 2 minute and 27 second trailer is any indication then Marc Foster’s version of World War Z will be almost nothing like the Max Brooks novel that the film is based… Continue reading
Follow Up – I Did Watch “Elementary” and…
A few months ago I wrote an article about how I would not watch the new series “Elementary,” CBS’s attempt to play on the success of BBC’s “Sherlock” series. Now, I gave several… Continue reading
The Ten Worst Movie Posters (2000 – Present)
Movies posters can be a work of art on their own. Some surprise us, some intrigue us and others downright amaze us. The promotional images for movies like The Girl With the Dragon… Continue reading
6 Reasons Why the Lucasarts/Disney Deal Makes Everyone a Winner
This week George Lucas announced that he had sold his company Lucasarts and the highly profitable Star Wars franchise to the Disney company for the impressive sum of $4 billion. Going by the… Continue reading
Why ‘Cars 2’ is Totally Bad-Ass
When Cars was released I met it with a a shrug of indifference. Pixar is the industry leaders in producing high quality, original, heart-lifting movies and while there was no doubt that Cars… Continue reading
