Category Archives: Reviews

Graphic Novel Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Trilogy from Titan Books

Posted on December 18, 2012 by John Carle

On Friday, The Flickcast announced a Twitter giveaway for a complete set of the Assassin’s Creed graphic novel trilogy. You still have time to enter before Friday the 21st. But we wanted to make sure to give a review on … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Nat Almirall

It’s been nearly ten years since Middle Earth unfurled across the screen, and in that time, the Lord of the Rings films have cemented their place in cinematic history. The actors have aged, technology has evolved, and the influence of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Picks: ‘I Come in Peace’

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Seasons Greetings! This week’s Christmas pick is the 1990 action sci-fi classic I Come in Peace (a.k.a. Dark Angel). International action star and He-Man type (no pun intended) Dolph Lundgren stars as a Houston, Texas cop who tracks down an … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Playing for Keeps’

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Nat Almirall

About halfway through Playing for Keeps, I noticed that I hadn’t laughed yet but so far had found it pretty watchable. Having Uma Thurman parade around in her frillies certainly doesn’t hurt, and added to that are the ever-delightful wiles … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Life of Pi’ – Nat’s Take

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Nat Almirall

The following was discovered in the journal of Sir Heinriech Blossom Bugfellow, Gentleman: During my travels, I came across a curious figure of Mr. Snipe, a derelict of the town who, for a small sum, would relate his tales from … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Grace Suh

Figures it would take David O. Russell to come up with one of my favorite rom-coms of 2012. I’m not ashamed to admit that rom-coms are maybe my favorite movie genre, even though the genre is, as a rule, a … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Nintendo’s Wii U

Posted on November 26, 2012 by John Carle

Because of the time it takes to really get to know a system and being limited by only those few games at launch, it wouldn’t be fair to give a full and formal review of the Wii U console just … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Life of Pi’

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Grace Suh

It’ll be interesting to see how audiences who haven’t read Life of Pi, Yann Martel’s 2001 novel respond to director Ang Lee’s vision of the colorful tale. Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel is a twice-strangely-monikered, religiously insatiable 16-year-old Indian boy immigrating … Continue reading →

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