Alphas – Season 1 Review

Alphas – Season 1 Review

SyFy has struck gold with it’s new series Alphas which is yet another take in the superhuman gene theory. Many people wrongly overlooked this show due to the fall from grace that Heroes had and their general unwillingness to view another “X-Men rip-off” as this genre is deemed. Though the origins of shows that deal with superhuman abilities...

Dororo (2007)

Dororo (2007)

In the East, demons are ranked by their ability to appear human versus their true monstrous form. So in movies that depict a demon that looks and sounds human, you know that you are seeing a master demon that has done many atrocities to gain that look. Demons gain the ability to look more human by devouring human body parts. If you pay attention to most movies...

Colombiana

Colombiana

Written by Luc Besson and directed by Olivier Megaton, Colombiana is a tale about a young girl who witnesses the death of her parents and is raised by her uncle to exact revenge. Borrowing from many revenge tales from the past, Colombiana pulls from elements that have worked in the past for many movies but inevitably fails for its inability to think outside of...

Conan The Barbarian (2011)

Conan The Barbarian (2011)

­­ While the story of Conan The Barbarian in this Marcus Nispel version cannot hold a candle to the John Milius original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, it doesn’t mean that on its own it isn’t a good movie. The problem with rehashing anything is the inevitable and misleading comparisons that are done whenever critique is asked. That being said I should...

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

For a movie that is meant to show that true strength lies within the heart, Captain America could have used a little more heart in its direction. The First Avenger was a horribly paced movie which doesn’t allow for you to hate it being that the story itself was one that anyone could get behind. Long time Captain fans know his tragic origin story all too well...

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

Forget that other trilogy (with the exception of the fabulous second one) X-Men: First Class has placed itself as the de facto live action translation of the comic book series that we all know of. The writing will blow you away, the characters are true to form, and the production value is splendid especially the frame for frame comparisons of Magneto’s...