Posted in No Huddle by Jonathan Foster on February 13th, 2013
Slugterra reminds me of the cartoons from my childhood — like G.I. Joe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — where the good guys are always extolling the virtues of friendship, hard work and fair play. The show also seems to be a cross between Pokemon and Transformers, featuring competitors dueling with little creatures called “slugs” […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 28th, 2013
Here’s the thing. Fans of the franchise should be pleased with the latest entry. The series has been a solid October tradition for some time now. When you consider the low cost of creating one of these films with the proven box office numbers, this was all really a no-brainer, to say the least. You’re […]
Posted in No Huddle by J C on January 3rd, 2013
“For every dark, a light. For every foe, a friend. For every question, an answer. For every key, a lock.” And for every kid-centric animated program, a lucrative line of tie-in toys. Monsuno borrows liberally — the nicest way I know of saying “rips off” — from previous phenomena like Beyblade, Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! Though […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jeremy Butler on January 2nd, 2013
“Have you ever thought for maybe a second that — that this is it? I mean people that sit at the same desk every day for eight to ten hours a day and then they sleep for nine hours day, and then they truly live their life for maybe I don’t know, five hours at […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on December 21st, 2012
“Who is Jack Reacher? Born Jack, not John. No middle name. He’s a ghost. Served in the military police. A brilliant investigator, troublemaker, too. And two years ago he disappears. You don’t find this guy unless he wants to be found.” We’ve found him. The character of Jack Reacher comes from a series of thriller […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 18th, 2012
I’m a Minnesota Vikings football fan. Yes, I accept the condolences. However, I didn’t say that to get sympathy, and I’m not yet in need of the services of the suicide hotline. With two games to go, I will keep the number on speed dial, just in case. A thousand years ago we had a […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on December 13th, 2012
“My dear Frodo, you asked me once if I had told you everything there was to know about my adventures. Well, I can honestly say I’ve told you the truth, but I may not have told you all of it…” It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since Peter Jackson last brought us […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 11th, 2012
“When you said you wanted an ocean view, you didn’t think you’d get the whole ocean, did you?” When Finding Nemo was released in May of 2003 there were a ton of skeptics. It was certainly a divergence from the tried and true Pixar formula, and even the people involved with the project were concerned […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on November 14th, 2012
“Remember back in the day when things were made by hand and people took pride in their work? My name is Rick Dale, and I bring these things back to life.” If you watch Pawn Stars on History, than Rick Dale really needs no introduction. From time to time the Pawn Stars guys get in […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on October 23rd, 2012
The best thing about Gone in 60 Seconds is that the film knows exactly what it is. Just take a look at the breathless blurbs on the Blu-ray case for the latest release. “Over 500 crashes!” “93 cars wrecked in the 40-minute car chase!” No one involved with this movie thought they were making an […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on October 21st, 2012
Here’s the thing. Fans of the franchise should be pleased with the latest entry. The series has been a solid October tradition for some time now. When you consider the low cost of creating one of these films with the proven box office numbers, this was all really a no-brainer, to say the least. You’re […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on September 21st, 2012
I’m a Minnesota Vikings football fan. Yes, I accept the condolences. However, I didn’t say that to get sympathy, and I’m not yet in need of the services of the suicide hotline. After two games, I will keep the number on speed dial, just in case. A thousand years ago we had a star player […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 9th, 2012
“A high-octane, globe-spanning thriller with storylines ripped from today’s headlines, Strike Back, Cinemax’s first scripted prime-time original drama series, focuses on two members of a top-secret intelligence agency known as Section 20.” Cinemax has finally joined the world of original cable television programming. It’s not really a first step since the powers that be at […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 12th, 2012
“They’re gonna rock the boat” The Chipmunks began life oddly enough as a singing group, of sorts. They were the brainchild of struggling songwriter Ross Bagdasarian and were named after the three chief executives at Liberty records. His own alter ego David Seville’s name came from his World War II Army station in Spain. The […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 17th, 2012
In the 1930’s, the orphaned Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) lives in the access tunnels of the Gare Montparnasse in Paris, winding the clocks, making sure that no one knows his guardian uncle has long-since gone AWOL, and filching bits and pieces of mechanisms that will allow him, he hopes, to repair the automaton he keeps […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on March 4th, 2012
Most people that regularly read my work can probably see my love for the Transformers. We are not talking about the movies either (the first one was decent, the rest were abominations), but instead it is the cartoons that I enjoy so much. Generation One, Beast Wars, Cybertron all hold a special place in my […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 24th, 2012
“There’s no need to fear. Underdog is here!” Indeed, Underdog was the champion of many a child’s fantasies in the 1960’s when it first reached the airwaves. The show would become the most famous title from the team at Total Television Productions who also brought us the likes of Tennessee Tuxedo and his many friend.
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 22nd, 2011
“How about… The Rocketeer?” Back in 1972 Elton John pushed himself to the top of the charts atop the hit song Rocket Man, who was burning out his fuse up here alone. Well, it wasn’t going to be a very long long time before Disney and company gave us a Rocket Man in their family […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 14th, 2011
“He’s a real monster. And he’s not brooding or lovesick or noble. He’s the shark from Jaws. He kills. He feeds. And he doesn’t stop until everybody around him is dead.” Okay, there’s going to be two schools of thought going on when it comes to this movie. There are going to be plenty of […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on November 11th, 2011
In the 1980’s, I feasted on a bevy of animation growing up. I watched typical cartoon shows like Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Voltron. Honestly, my habits were to watch every piece of animation that came across in those days at least once. Yes, even the Care Bears. But sadly despite all of that, I completely […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 28th, 2011
“That be the cold hand of fate I feel down my nape.” With each of the previous Pirates Of Caribbean films pulling in over a billion dollars in total revenue, it was indeed the cold hand of fate that determined the franchise would not end. Like Captain Jack Sparrow himself, this franchise isn’t going to […]
Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on October 25th, 2011
By Natasha Samreny “Now don’t get me wrong, you’ll see very many impressive things on this tour. But there are no aliens to be found in Area 51.” The general lies. There are aliens, and when they get loose the reporters are there to catch everything on camera. Good aliens, bad aliens, guns and journalists […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 21st, 2011
“Book ’em Danno.” It’s been 30 years since we last heard that phrase. Still it persisted in the modern lexicon along with the term Five-0, which is still shouted in high-crime areas in cities all over the country whenever a police presence is felt closing in on the bad guys. Hawaii Five-0 ended in 1980. […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 31st, 2011
“This is a picture of Walter Black, a hopelessly depressed individual who becomes The Beaver, who becomes a phenomenon.” When I first heard about this film, it was hard to keep the Mel Gibson story out of my mind. It almost seemed as if his casting was related to his off-screen situation. After all, this […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 2nd, 2011
“What is source code?” That’s a good question. Unfortunately, there really isn’t a good answer, not without spoiling some of the finer elements of this science fiction thriller from Moon director Duncan Jones. At the heart of this code you’ll a bit of the familiar. From Groundhog Day to Déjà Vu you’ll leave this movie […]
