Posted in No Huddle by M. W. Phillips on March 5th, 2012
“You should have listened to me. As long as she’s in the picture, you will never come first.” Snow White: A Deadly Summer really should have been called Marcia Brady: Serial Stepmom. At least that would have been a more honest title than this Snow White trend rip off. This is bottom of the barrel, […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on February 16th, 2012
Somehow, I should have known that when my wife started to read the Twilight Series, I would eventually get dragged into watching the movies. The first one, I probably saw three times, the second one, only once. The interesting thing was that my wife was turned off by the movies and I am not sure […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on December 23rd, 2011
Most people know me to be a pretty big fight fan (with the exception of boxing which has gone tremendously downhill since the eighties). I love wrestling (even though it is scripted) and watch a great deal of Mixed martial arts, better known as MMA. The thrill of combat, the fascination of pure athleticism and […]
Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on December 19th, 2011
I have nothing against a heartfelt inspirational film. I have nothing against a film that wears its Christian values on its sleeve. I certainly have nothing against a film that has Robert Duvall as its star. I don’t even have anything against golf movies. The thing is, some people do, so I mention these things […]
Posted in The Reel World by Michael Durr on September 1st, 2011
As with many of the audience who reads the reviews we write, I have been to a ton of movies. But most of the time when I go, I go on the second or perhaps third week of release. Rarely do I ever go the first week. Even rarer is when I get invited to […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 12th, 2011
“Once upon a time in the projects…” Eddie Murphy co-created this controversial situation comedy that aired first on Fox and was later picked up by the WB. It was quite an original undertaking. The show was made using stop-motion. The process was very much like the traditional claymation process that brought such classic favorites like […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 5th, 2011
“Once upon a time, a single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens. From this small drop of Sun grew a magical golden flower. It was said that this flower held the power to heal the sick and injured. From this flower sprang a glorious kingdom, ruled by the most generous king and queen, who […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 26th, 2010
“The flamingo is said to be the inspiration for the crimson-winged Phoenix, the ancient symbol of transformation and rebirth. At the end of its life, the Phoenix is consumed by fire. It is then reborn from the ashes.” In one of the more specific full-length documentary features that I’ve seen in a long time comes […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on September 30th, 2010
Most people who actually know me can say that I do love to sing. Much of my singing is relegated to a combination of karaoke and Xbox 360 games (Lips/Rock Band). But a long time ago, I wasn’t very comfortable with my singing. Had I been comfortable, I might have joined my school’s glee club. […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on April 14th, 2010
Call of Duty: The Break Up, Halo: Full of Bull, & Ubisoft wants to improve the DRM experience? – Welcome to the column that is full of bull and we aren’t talking about a cow either known as Dare to Play the Game. Ever been in one of those moods where you can’t figure out […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 16th, 2010
If any studio out there knows princesses, it has to be Disney. Uncle Walt has brought us so many memorably magical moments in the realms of fairy godmothers and the rags to riches tradition. A list of such Disney characters would serve as a rather complete roll call of such familiar animated ladies: Snow White, […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on February 10th, 2010
Xbox DLC Going Away, Re-releasing PS games, & Natal is the next mouse? – Welcome to the column that continues to be stubborn about backwards compatibility until the Dreamcast starts playing Sega Genesis games known as Dare to Play the Game. Another week in the world of gaming. I am now officially one achievement away […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on July 28th, 2009
Once upon a time, there was an age of TV where hit shows where women in their 20s played high school students, and an entire episode could revolve around the burning crisis of whether the dog that followed one daughter home could stay. It is from this era that Petticoat Junction hails. This series about […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on July 22nd, 2009
NXE Dashboard commercials, Ghostbusters busting budgets and Microsoft not Gay or Proud? – Welcome to the column that is straight but scared to know where his sensitive side has been known as Dare to Play the Game. Once upon a time, I gamed on my Xbox 360. Then, the people of Blizzard put subjective thoughts […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on May 25th, 2009
Galaxy Quest is an odd movie. It opened on Christmas Day of 1999 and did alright in the box office gathering roughly 71 million and some change. It was one of those movies that you went to go see and would laugh a lot but wouldn’t tell anybody in fear of people making fun of […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on April 27th, 2009
Sometimes I feel like a broken record. Once upon a time, I adored the likes of Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme. I would spend many hours watching Above the Law or Bloodsport until I had nothing else better to do. When I matured, I left many of those movies behind. However, the spirit […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 23rd, 2009
Animal films have done quite well at the box office in recent years. Who can forget the astounding appeal of March Of The Penguins. With wonderful cinematography and the commanding narration of Morgan Freeman, the film took the box office by storm. There have been countless efforts to reproduce those results ever since. The latest […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on April 1st, 2009
Fable is Little Big Planet, Farting Infringement & No More Consoles? – Welcome to the column that passed up an opportunity on trade marking the phrase: Why So Serious? known as Dare to Play the Game. I did it, I did it! Whoop! 1000 points has become mine in Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection. This weekend […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 13th, 2009
“Once upon a time in New York City…” Walt Disney might well have been the storyteller of more than one generation of kids. Is it any wonder that when we think of such characters as Winnie The Pooh or Peter Pan our minds conjure the images wrought by Disney animators and not necessarily the classic […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on March 12th, 2008
Sex, Nudity and more things that we wish involved Morgan Webb but doesn’t – Welcome to the column that polled five hundred people about their bedroom gaming habits and realized that A)They have to change their sheets often and B)They have to install a bicycle pump by the bed known as Dare to Play the […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 23rd, 2008
Let me start off by saying that if you are a Neil Gaiman fan, you likely should skip this review. I’m going to take the probably unpopular stand in this review that the film was not a very good one. I did not ever read the book that this world and characters come from, but […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on January 2nd, 2008
Smack the Wii, Scalp Half-Life, and XBox Live Broken Down – Welcome to the column that realizes that the gaming newsworld is a vacant wasteland during the holidays but trudges on anyway known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. The girlfriend and I are trudging […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on October 14th, 2007
Quentin Tarantino’s Deathproof need no longer be sad and alone on your DVD shelf. Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror – Extended and Unrated (Two-Disc Special Edition) streets October 18, completing the one-two-punch release of the directors’ Grindhouse double feature. Separating these two schlock-fests begs the question, which one’s better? Don’t ask me. I didn’t catch Grindhouse […]
Posted in Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on January 8th, 2007
What kind of oil is used on stripper poles again? OK, this round of activity should be pretty bland, as all the rage and anticipation is saved for the coming days, as CES has just started (or about to start) as you’re reading this. Lots of announcements are forthcoming, with the speculation apparently that Blu-Ray […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on December 28th, 2006
Jet Li’s Fearless is reportedly the star’s final martial arts epic. Since we’re talking about the guy who did Once Upon a Time in China, Twin Warriors and Hero, that fact alone makes this is a significant film for martial arts fans. Fearless tells the story of Huo Yuanjia, who in 1910 helped found the […]
