“Ka is a Wheel” — Returning to The Dark Tower
Over the course of the last two summers, I made my way through Stephen King’s magnus opus: the seven-book Dark Tower saga. It was magnificent, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. But somehow I knew when I finished book seven that I wasn’t quite done with the Dark
Dueling Star Trek Fan Films!
I’ve written lots about my enjoyment of the Star Trek fan film series Phase II. At a rate of about one new episode a year, the Phase II gang have been releasing extraordinarily well-made new episodes of the original Star Trek. The idea is that they’re creating the fourth s
From the Mighty Marvel Archives: The West Coast Avengers!
Surprising myself most of all, I’ve been really enjoying Marvel’s recently-published hardcovers collecting the early issues of their Avengers spin-off, The West Cost Avengers. (I wrote about my thoughts on the collection of the original West Coast Avengers mini-series here
News Around the Net!
In response to this summer’s lousy Spider-Man reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man (click here for my review), comes this great article on 10 Remakes that Got it Right. There are some really intriguing films on this list that I have never seen, but have been immediately placed on my
Star Trek Department of Temporal Investigations: Forgotten History
I really loved Christopher L. Bennett’s first Department of Temporal Investigations novel (click here for my review) that fleshed out the Federation’s timeline-policing agency, first seen in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Trials and Tibbble-ations,”
Skyfall!
Check out this new international trailer for the new James Bond film: Skyfall! This is our first real meaty look at the new film, and what a look! Beware, it’s possible this trailer spoils a few things you might prefer to remain a surprise. But it’s hard to criticize s
Josh Reviews Ted
Ted is the live-action, feature-film directorial debut of Seth MacFarlane, the man behind Family Guy and it’s various spin-offs. It’s a triumphant debut film, confidently made. Ted takes a fairy tale premise, that a lonely young boy makes a wish that his teddy bear will
Josh Reviews The Dark Knight Rises
Although I really enjoyed Batman Begins, I wasn’t quite prepared for just how spectacular the follow-up, The Dark Knight, was going to be. I didn’t expect it, and that film knocked me flat. I’ve revisited The Dark Knight several times in the last few years (I jus
The Hobbit Wraps Principal Photography!
I don’t know about you, but the Lord of the Rings music in the Man of Steel trailers I posted the other day really got me jonesing for The Hobbit. And lo and behold, Peter Jackson & co. have posted another production diary — a glimpse at Comic-Con and the end of princi
The Man of Steel Rises
Our first glimpse of Zack Snyder’s new Superman film, The Man of Steel, has arrived! Here’s an alternate version, with narration from Jor-El (Russell Crowe) rather than Pa Kent (Kevin Costner): I prefer the Pa Kent version myself, though both are strong. This is a very s