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Game Review: ‘Captain America: Super Soldier’ for XBox 360

Posted on August 8, 2011 by John Carle

Every time we hear about an announced comic book movie being tied in to a game, we get a little nervous. There have been so many failed attempts with it in the past. Between Iron Man 2 and most recently … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘X-Men: First Class’

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Nat Almirall

For those keeping count, X-Men: First Class is the fifth film in the X-Men series and, chronologically, the first. It opens with the same sequence of a young Erik Lensherr in a Nazi concentration camp, wrenched from his parents and … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Thor: God of Thunder’ for XBox 360

Posted on May 18, 2011 by John Carle

While Thor has hammered the competition in theaters, it looks as though this will not be the case for the console release of the tie-in game Thor: God of Thunder. Archaic visuals alongside punishing and repetitive gameplay place Thor: God of … Continue reading →

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TV REVIEW: ‘Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot’

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

“Were sailors! Just like you… except for the gun thing, and the beardiness’ -The Doctor One of the biggest problems that face shows with season long story arcs is how to fit in the “one-off” episodes that exist in between … Continue reading →

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TV REVIEW: ‘Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut’

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

“We travel in different directions, every time we meet I know him more and he knows me less” -River Song There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes and Doctor Who. The longest running sci-fi show in … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Portal 2’ for XBox 360

Posted on April 28, 2011 by John Carle

“How do you expand on Portal?” “How many different test rooms can you come up with using gravity and portal physics?” “What can be created to make the sequel a full retail game instead of being a part of a … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Tom Mahoney

One of my favorite movies (mostly for the gratuitous violence and sardonic humor) is Mel Gibson’s Payback. In that 1999 film, director Brian Hegeland takes a rather unsympathetic character, an underworld thug, armed robber, and cold-blooded murderer named Porter, and … Continue reading →

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SXSW Film Review: ‘Kill List’

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Kill List suffers from a case of schizophrenia. It tries to be a jack of all trades, but masters none of those said trades during the course of the film. Though I personally found the film gratifying, I was sorely … Continue reading →

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