The Avengers: A Modern ‘Seven Samurai’
First and foremost – no, The Avengers is not as good a movie as Seven Samurai. The Avengers is awesome. Damn awesome. It took a whole bunch of awesome things and put them… Continue reading
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Avengers Month: Why Captain America is Key to the Avengers
Throughout the forty year history of The Avengers the hero who has become the most synonymous with the team is the Star Spangled Avenger himself, Captain America. His sense of loyalty has lead to him… Continue reading
Review: Justified Season 3
TV shows are usually reviewed episode by episode, but with the continuing popularity of serialized fiction, reviewing tv that way is more like reviewing a book chapter by chapter. Justified is one of… Continue reading
“Bane? Who’s He?”: Your Introduction the ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Bad Guy
As both a Batman and movie nerd this is a question I’ve asked every time a non-geek has learned that there’s a sequel to The Dark Knight on the way. The exchange goes… Continue reading
As Bad As You Thought?: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
If there is one man fanboys around the world can put aside their differences and unite to destroy it’s….well there are quite a few who fit the bill but in this case I’m… Continue reading
Comic Review: Saga #2
Writer: Brian K. Vaughn Artist: Fiona Staples Review: When I read the first issue of Saga, I was taken aback how modern the slang and voice patterns were. I was expecting something slightly… Continue reading
Review: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
As many of you may have noticed we geeks sometimes get a bad stereotype as sloppy losers who shun social settings (though we all know that’s not the case). But there is one… Continue reading
Best of Geekery: Why Gamers Have a Public Image Problem
Once again Australian gamers have been left without a game the rest of the world has been enjoying. This time around it was the downloadable game based on ‘The Walking Dead’ that has… Continue reading
Comic Review: Road Rage #2
Written by: Joe Hill and Stephen King Adapted by: Chris Ryall Art by: Nelson Daniel Review: Road Rage #2 picks up immediately where the last issue left off. In case you weren’t paying… Continue reading
Remembering Jonathan Frid: TV’s Greatest Vampire (1924-2012)
Long before Buffy stalked the cemeteries of Sunnydale or a vampire, a ghost, and a werewolf moved into a flat together the choices for TV fans looking for episodic gothic horror with a… Continue reading
