If you’ve been a fan of Star Trek, enough of a fan to get into an in depth discussion about the source material, at some point that conversation will move to the Trek films. And if the conversation has gone this far I guarantee one of you will state that every odd number Trek film [...]
There are few groups within the geek universe as loyal as the Trekkie. I always considered myself a fringe Trek guy. I love Star Wars more. Loved the original but preferred The Next Generation by a fairly large margin. Gave Deep Space 9 about a single season’s worth of chances before I gave it up out of [...]
Child abuse, racism, underage drinking, public intoxication, drunk driving, bullying…this must be the worst movie ever. No, it’s simply one of the most beloved family flicks of all time, The Bad News Bears. With little league baseball getting underway in earnest across the country this month I found it apropos to kick back with a [...]
Here we are starting another summer movie season. Iron Man 3 is already dominating the world with Man of Steel waiting to kick more ass. The box office is practically ruled by our favorite comic book heroes. Geeks have finally been recognized as a profitable target audience. But dancing with us comes with a down [...]
The dust hasn’t settled yet on the moneybags been slung around from the Iron Man 3 release and fanboys are already clamoring for “what’s next?” The better question might be “who’s next?” Apologies to all you Captain America, Thor and Hulk fans, but Iron Man is undoubtedly the jewel in the Marvel stand alone character [...]
When we last left Tony Stark he was enjoying some hot shawarma in a mid-Manhattan deli, as heroes that have just fallen through a wormhole while saving the world from an alien race are wont to do. A lot has happened since then. Tony is mentally traumatized from the events in New York. He barely [...]
Remember when Iron Man took the world by storm and nobody saw it coming? The film ended up being almost perfect for the genre. Robert Downey Jr. was perfectly cast as Tony Stark. Jeff Bridges was awesome as Obadiah Stane a villain driven by greed and envy of the man he helped raise to a [...]