It’s been a minute since Richard Linklater melted our brains with Waking Life or A Scanner Darkly. The Austin director has embarked us upon many a film journey, although with the likes of Dazed and Confused, Slacker and the Before Sunrise trilogy, there comes an association of his work as having a capacity for what he has termed the “youth rebellion […]
1
May
Brings the term "coming of age" to a new level
24
Apr
The mutant, the freak, the alien, the superstar... the Answer
If you watch basketball, then it’s probably safe to say you’re an Allen Iverson fan. While never discussed in the general Greatest Of All Time conversations — along with the Jordans, Birds, Magics, Wilts, Russells & Jabbars of the world — Iverson was a player who, at his peak, had no peer. Remember when Iverson broke […]
24
Mar
The most anticipated film in years finally gets a 2nd trailer
The return of Bryan Singer to the director’s chair. Sentinals. Colossus finally getting some screen time (albeit who knows how much). How many reasons do we need to consider X-Men: Days of Future Past the most anticipated film in years for our nerdy little hearts? Based on what some consider the best X-Men comics ever, the […]
6
Mar
More giant robots beating the shit out of each other
We haven’t been huge fans of the Transformers series, mostly because, well, Michael Bay is kind of a hack. But truth be told Transformers 3 was by far the best in the ongoing saga, and at the end of the day what’re ya gonna say? They’re essentially beautifully rendered giant robots beating the everliving shit […]
19
Feb
Pratt, Cooper, Diesel, Saldana, Del Toro, Close & more
It’s not just members of Marvel’s elite roster that are getting their tentpole blockbuster films greenlit — a lesser known title from the Marvel Universe will also see its manifestation into film this summer with Guardians Of the Galaxy. Featuring one of the best under-the-radar characters in comics, Rocket Raccoon, Guardians Of the Galaxy tells the […]
11
Feb
The Song of Ice & Fire returns to bring back meaning to our lives
The time has nearly come, dear nerdlings, for season four of Game Of Thrones to return to TV screens across the world, and with it to return meaning into our otherwise pointless existences. And HBO was kind enough to offer our eager hearts a meaty, 14-minute trailer/teaser/mini-doc titled “A Foreshadowing”. Swords, death, carnage, revenge, White […]
3
Feb
The first Avenger gets a second film
Looks like the summer of 2014 — much like every summer in the 21st century — is going to belong to Marvel. The first Avenger, Captain America, gets a new trailer this weekend for his sophomore film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. We were positively surprised at how good the first movie was, so suffice to […]
3
Feb
Classic Spidey supervillains Electro & Rhino to cause havoc
Back in December, the Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer debuted, and we got our first look at Jamie Foxx as longtime Spidey villain Electro. Well it looks like another historical villain, the Rhino, will also be making an appearance in the Amazing Spider-Man sequel, as he gets teased just for a second in this new long form sizzle trailer […]
