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The Avengers: A Modern ‘Seven Samurai’

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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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Comic Review: “The Hunger Pains: The Unauthorised Parody”

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Authors: Stefan Petrucha, Rick Parker Publisher: Papercutz Slices (Not to be confused with the Harvard and Mad parodies of the same name.) Review: As with any and all pop culture phenomenons there come… Continue reading →

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‘The Avengers’ Review

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Director: Joss Whedon Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlet Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleson, Clark Gregg, Colbie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard, Lou Ferringo, Paul Bettany Plot:… Continue reading →

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Avengers Month: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Review

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Director: Joe Johnston Cast: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Stanley Tucci, Dominic Cooper Plot: At the height of World War II the U.S. Government, with the aid… Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen by Andrea Cefalo

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Andrea Cefalo’s debut novel The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen is similar to the hordes of young adult books being churned out lately but with its own special twist. Instead of vampires or… Continue reading →

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Comic Review: Thief of Thieves #3

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Story: Robert Kirkman Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Shawn Martinbrough Review:  There is only so much I can say about Thief of Thieves before I start getting repetitive. Yes, this issue continues to use dialog-less… Continue reading →

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Avengers Month: ‘Thor’ Review

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Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Clark Gregg Plot: When Thor, the headstrong son of Odin, disobeys his fathers wishes and attacks the… Continue reading →

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First Impressions Review: FEZ

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By Hedge Fez by Polytron After about six hundred years of waiting, mind-bending puzzle platformer Fez has finally been released on Xbox Live Arcade. I spent a brief time with it over the weekend, enough to… Continue reading →

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‘Puss in Boots’ DVD Review

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Director: Chris Miller Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayak, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris Plot: Swashbuckling adventurer Puss in Boots forms an uneasy alliance with a childhood friend turned enemy and a… Continue reading →

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Avengers Month: ‘Iron Man 2’ Review

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Director: Jon Favreau Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Garry Shandling, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg Plot: With mounting political pressure to release his Iron Man technology… Continue reading →