Category Archives: Reviews

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

Spoilers I’m not sure what it is about Star Trek exactly that makes it so enthralling. The 28 seasons of television and, now, 12 movies hold a place front and centre in the realm of visual science fiction, on a … Continue reading

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Review: Iron Man 3

Spoilers So, Phase 2 begins. The first Iron Man might be, in competition with The Dark Knight, my favourite comic book superhero movie ever. It just seemed like the perfect mix of action, humour, visuals, great pacing, act progression, excellent … Continue reading

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Review: 30 For 30 #1-5

Having had it in mind for a while, I finally started watching ESPN’s critically acclaimed and award winning sports documentary series 30 For 30. For the uninitiated, this is a series of 30 documentaries (though it has now gone on … Continue reading

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Review: G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Spoilers So. G.I. Joe. I think I made my thoughts on “turn off your brain” movies clear when I reviewed Battleship last year. For me, if a film has a budget near or exceeding 100 million US dollars, it doesn’t … Continue reading

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Revolutionary Remembrance: In The Name Of The Republic

I vividly remember, back when I was in my early days of college, a conversation with a supervising lecturer, when I was rambling on about an essay I wanted to write, what it would find and how I was going … Continue reading

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Review: Welcome To The Punch

Spoilers I wouldn’t say that crime dramas are my exact cup of tea, but I can appreciate the genre at times. Such films are often synonymous with action fests, but the subject of today’s review is a bit more intelligent … Continue reading

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Review: Oz The Great And Powerful

Spoilers I, like so many others, have a fondness for the 1939 iconic film The Wizard of Oz. It’s a subtle and effective blend of fantasy, musical, terror and children’s whimsy in 100 minutes or so, the kind of movie … Continue reading

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Review: John Dies At The End

Spoilers I happen to be a pretty huge fan of Jason “David Wong” Pargin, from way back in his late 90’s days as owner of pointlesswasteoftime.com. As a result, I’m one of a few who got to read his original … Continue reading

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Review: Wreck-It Ralph

Spoilers The last CGI animated feature I caught was the somewhat disappointing Brave, and my opinion of the genre in general has never been astoundingly high, save for the rare exception of true genius (like Toy Story and Up). But … Continue reading

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Review: Zero Dark Thirty

Spoilers (Bin Laden dies in the end) The other week I reviewed Lincoln, where I mentioned off the bat that it was a film I was fairly sure I was going to love and that I, indeed, ended up loving … Continue reading

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