Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on August 3rd, 2017
“My persona’s very, like, witty yet narcissistic.” These self-aware words are spoken by Hannah Horvath, the on-screen alter ego of Girls star/creator Lena Dunham during the premiere of the show’s final season. Of course, anyone who’s watched Girls knows the “witty yet narcissistic” label applies to practically every character in Dunham’s often flawed (and even-more-often […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on June 14th, 2017
“Black…all important movies start with a black screen…” I completely understand if you’re Batman-ed out by now. The Caped Crusader barely had a chance to catch his breath since the end of Christopher Nolan’s landmark superhero trilogy in 2012 and being pressed back into duty to help kickstart Warner Bros.’ budding superhero universe last year. But between […]
Posted in The Reel World by J C on June 2nd, 2017
“You have been my greatest love. Be careful, Diana…they do not deserve you.” Ever since Richard Donner made us believe that a man can fly with 1978’s Superman — considered by many to be the first modern superhero film — we’ve gotten three different Men of Steel, along with five different versions of Batman (if […]
Posted in The Reel World by J C on February 11th, 2017
“Black…all important movies start with a black screen…” I completely understand if you’re Batman-ed out by now. The Caped Crusader barely had a chance to catch his breath since the end of Christopher Nolan’s landmark superhero trilogy in 2012 and being pressed back into duty to help kickstart Warner Bros.’ budding superhero universe last year. But between […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on May 6th, 2016
“Suit Up!” When I was a kid we had something called a toy box. Do kids even have such things anymore? Inside we were supposed to keep our toys when we weren’t playing with them. Inside mine there were dinosaurs, cars with track, army men, spaceships … and yes, superheroes. To open the toy box […]
Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on April 20th, 2016
I am by no means an expert on the Bible. That is why I am always anxious to see filmed representations of the stories, since most of my knowledge comes from other people. It’s always an interesting topic, and so many people have their own interpretations. I think that is the point. I think discussion […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on February 24th, 2016
“Taking the next step in a series of random steps.” Those words are part of a toast near the start of this season, as chronically neurotic and self-absorbed writer Hannah Horvath prepares to embark on a mini-adventure that will temporarily take her away from her natural habitat of New York City. They also double as […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 6th, 2016
“My father told me about these men, about their natures. All I knew were the stories I was told of monsters and the valiant men sworn to slay them. I fear the stories I’ve heard may have been clouded, the truth more than clouded. It would seem these monsters are men, sons, brothers, fathers. And […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 12th, 2015
I grew up on the horror comics of the 1970’s. Eerie and Creepy were two of my favorites. My father would buy them and pass them down to me when he finished reading them. They were black and white so that they could take advantage of a loophole in the Comics Code and often featured […]
Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on October 4th, 2015
The best way to win a war is to use the element of surprise. Another way is to be brutally and remorselessly ruthless. Neither one of these tactics are something a law enforcement agency is naturally disposed to do. Criminals will always have the upper hand, because they know the law enforcement agencies of the […]
Posted in No Huddle by J C on September 28th, 2015
“I just realized that having other people around is what makes life worth living.” This lesson doesn’t come easily — or quickly — for Phil Miller, the Last Man on Earth. On the other hand, having other people around doesn’t do a heck of a lot for The Last Man on Earth, the dementedly inventive […]
Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on September 28th, 2015
by Dustin P. Anderson In case you are unfamiliar with the over all Transformers mythos, allow me to regale you for a spell. The Transformers are an alien race of sentient, transforming robots that have crash-landed on earth. After a long war with their bitter enemies the Decepticons on their home world of Cybertron, they find […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on August 14th, 2015
“You will remain my prisoners until you’ve told me what really happened in Masada.” Those words are spoken by Flavius Josephus, the real-life historian for the Romans who chronicled the Siege of Masada. In The Dovekeepers, Josephus is talking to two iron-willed female prisoners who also happen to be among the few people who survived […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 22nd, 2015
“Millions of people around the world believe we have been visited in the past by extraterrestrial beings. What if it were true? Did ancient aliens really help to shape our history? And if so, what if there were clues left behind, something hiding in plain sight? What if we could find that evidence?” Ever since […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 6th, 2015
“During the long, dark period of the Great Wars, an elite class of soldier rose from battle. Their unbreakable code was simple: possess a noble heart of courage, right conduct, and absolute devotion to one’s master. From out of those years of bloodshed an empire would emerge. Its power would assimilate persons of every color, […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on June 23rd, 2015
“My name is – . This is my true story like it’s never been told before.” You can fill in that blank with any one of six names or groups for the first season of Gunslingers. Each episode picks up the story of a legendary icon of the West. We’re not talking about the fictionalized […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 19th, 2015
“The thing that haunts me are all the guys that I couldn’t save.” I have to admit I was a little skeptical that Clint Eastwood followed up his directing stint on Jersey Boys as quickly as he did to shoot American Sniper. The former was far from one of his better efforts, and he looked […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on May 4th, 2015
“When history looks back, I want people to know the Nazis weren’t able to kill millions of people and get away with it.” Those words were spoken by Simon Wiesenthal. Wiesenthal was an architect living in Poland in the 1930’s. He was witness to the systematic persecution, isolation and eventual slaughter of the Jewish population […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 10th, 2015
“There’s something I need to tell you. We’re building a weapon. It’s not like any weapon the world’s ever seen. It draws its energy from a fast-neutron chain reaction. It releases the power of an ancient star. If it works, and it’s going to work, it will be the more destructive than all the bombs […]
Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on March 10th, 2015
It’s hard to understand our relation to the past today, especially in America. Africa, Europe and Asia had ancient history, but the USA only really has the Old West. This country has no real history, and most of its people came from other parts of the world. The immigrants would funnel into New York City […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on January 17th, 2015
“The thing that haunts me are all the guys that I couldn’t save.” I have to admit I was a little skeptical that Clint Eastwood followed up his directing stint on Jersey Boys as quickly as he did to shoot American Sniper. The former was far from one of his better efforts, and he looked […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on January 12th, 2015
“Writers are a ridiculous class of people who make everything about themselves.” For many, the current face — and oft-naked body — of “writers who make everything about themselves” is Lena Dunham, the creator/star/writer/director of HBO’s Girls. The equal-parts brilliant and maddening quarter-life crisis comedy became one of the most polarizing shows on TV over […]
Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on January 1st, 2015
On The Eighth Day Of Christmas A&E gives to you: The Definitive WWI & WW II Collection. We wanted to start the new year with a huge prize and our friends at A&E had just the thing. This massive DVD collection offers 20 discs of episodes from History & A&E’s best World War shows. You […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on November 4th, 2014
“Let us tell an old story anew, and we will see how well you know it.” If Christopher Nolan’s take on The Joker isn’t the very best example of modern cinematic villainy, then it’s near the top of the list. Obviously, a tremendous amount of credit goes to Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning performance in The Dark Knight, but I’d […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 18th, 2014
“Oh boy, zombie apocalypse!” No, it’s just South Park. But it has invaded pop culture as much as zombies have over its amazing 18-year run. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have been walking a tightrope for over 18 years now, and it just doesn’t get old. One of the reasons the show doesn’t grow stale […]
