Often times, a major complaint that comes up when a beloved novel or play is adapted into a film is that it isn’t faithful to the source material. Well, in the case of fans of Samuel Beckett, this has never

been a concern because of the simple fact that his plays are legally

required to be taken as strictly literal to the source material as

possible. Whole countries have had their Beckett privileges banned for

even…

Not really having too much else to do at the moment, I decided to sit down and watch the two Hellboy animated movies that they released on DVD. Now I never read the comics, but a while back I got interested in watching the first film so I did. It was

fun, entertaining, and I loved Ron Perlman’s performance as the titular

character. It made me anxious to see the second film, which I did a

couple of years ago. It improved…

Hey guys! It’s that time of the week again, although this time it will be a little different. You see, this week we don’t have a major competition between studios like we have in recent

weeks. No, this week we only have the latest Paul Anderson shitgasm Resident Evil: Afterlife

which will most likely suck ass if the rest of the films were any

indication. However, the other films were big box office successes and

has actually turned the franchise…

At the insistence of a close friend of mine, I finally sat down and watched all the Aeon Flux shorts as well as the episodes of the series itself. Originally, I had only seen the original fifteen minute pilot and suffice it to say, I

was less than enthused. The animation was completely terrible (I mean

let’s face it, Korean animation is just a poor substitute for anime),

the designs and atmosphere were just weird, and…

As stated in my review of Serenity, I already mentioned how I feel about this series and how I watched it before I learned about the movie. So rather than retread that

paragraph, I’m going to start by asking a simple question: why was this

show canceled? Seriously now, why in all of Zeus’s beard was this show

thrown off the air?…

Hey guys! It’s that time of the week again, and finally we have a couple of films that are really worth looking at, even if they are coupled with another heinous Drew Barrymore flick. On

the one end we have George Clooney’s newest thriller The American,

which pits the infamous actor into a rarely subdued performance as an

assassin. In the other corner though, we have the much-anticipated,

Tarantino-inspired, Rodriguez-realized action film…

Hey guys! It’s that time of the week again, and luckily we have a lineup that is a significant improvement over the array of bullshit that we had flung in our faces like monkey feces last

week. This time around, we have a pair of genre meals to feast on: a

heist film with a large cast rounded off by a singer and a Jedi, and

another Blair Witch Project with a penchant for demons. Will

horror and hand held sensibilities win out, or will T.I. bust…

I don’t have to tell you about Castlevania, because it’s one of those franchises that every gamer, despite their level of experience or devotion, knows of. Whether it’s the platforming fights

through hell from the first games or the RPG-influenced systems of the

later hand-helds, most have played them to some capacity as well. Well,

I was one of the few who missed that mark for some reason or another,

always…

Well, shit. This is the big one folks, and that statement is true for a variety of reasons. For one thing, those two spawns of Satan’s asshole, Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg, released

their newest film this week: Vampires Suck. For another

thing, this week has possibly given us the worst new selection of films

to come out this year. I mean think about: one crappy parody, a pair of

sequels, and another Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy. Oh,…

Just like The Expendables, this is a film that I had been looking forward to for months, although for a completely different reason. In the case of the former, I expected a giant tribute to

everything I loved about 80s action movies: the stars, explosions,

fights, and all those glorious one-liners. The latter however…

This is one of those films that have been hyped to all hell, and I must admit that I have not experienced immunity to it. As a fan of action films and the icons within the genre, I found myself

anticipating this film heavily, particularly because of its promise to

be a tribute to everything we love about action movies. The giant explosions, extreme martial arts, comic badassery, and some one-liners

thrown in for good…

For this film, I had heard a decent amount about it when it had been released earlier this year, but after it fizzled out, I hadn’t really thought of it since. I had no real intention of seeing it, even after

reading Roger Ebert’s four star review of the film, and I didn’t expect

to view in the very near future if ever. It wasn’t because of any

animosity towards the people making it, because I like everyone

involved…

Hey guys, it’s that time of the week again when we examine all the wonderful piles of cinematic tripe that Hollywood wishes for us to shell out our cash for, and see what’s going to come

out on top. I apologize ahead of time for this coming out a little

later than expected, but this week was a tougher week for me. A lot of

glorious work and trifles but I was able to get it done. So without

further ado, here we go.

This time around, we…

This was a film I was not aware of until very recently, when a close friend of mine showed me a video of one of the songs within the film. The song was called “Zydrate Anatomy,” and its subject matter

immediately reminded me of the video game Bioshock, with its

inhumanely addictive wonder drug “ADAM” and its irresistible

characteristic of physical and genetic alteration. This song was

presented in a dark and…

While a lot of people may disagree with me, I am firm in my opinion that Gerard Butler is a solid talent in Hollywood today. Granted, Gerard Butler hasn’t exactly been featured in the most

thought-provoking, groundbreaking, or theatrically brilliant film, but

he has been an enjoyable actor nonetheless, and has released a host of

highly entertaining films within the last ten years. 300, Law Abiding…