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Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice came out in Japan today. Since I had nothing better to do (and since I apparently also make awful life decisions), I went to see it in the theater against my better judgment. Note to self: Never doubt your instincts again. To call this movie…
Daniel Craig's stint as James Bond has been overall pretty good. Even though I didn't think a reboot was needed, Casino Royale was a fresh take on the mythos and really did a great job bringing Bond into the twenty-first century (much like GoldenEye did for a post-Cold War Bond). Quantum of Solace was…
I was pretty disappointed when I didn't find out until after I bought X-Men: Days of Future Past that there was an extended edition that wouldn't be released for another year. I'm not going to pay Fox twice for the same movie, so I just rented this one instead. And I'm glad I…
So there's this new fan film out now called Power/Rangers. It's around fifteen minutes long and features a grim and gritty reimagining of Saban's Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and stars Katee Sackhoff as Kimberly and James Van Der Beek as Rocky. SCG Power Rangers LLC, the company that owns the rights to the property, demanded it…
Recently, I began watching the reboot of Battlestar Galactica. I had watched a few episodes several years ago, but didn't quite get into it. Now I've tried it again and have gotten sucked in. I've been watching a few episodes every day and now I'm in the middle of the fourth…
One of the things I like a lot about WordPress are all the plugins it has. It can really help to enhance a site. Besides having my own webspace that I paid for (as opposed to using the limited free services on WordPress.com), I took it a step further and…
There's a huge question mark on the future of the Iron Man franchise. Robert Downey Jr was only contracted with Marvel Studios up through Iron Man 3, and now that the film is making mountains of cash all over the world, it's obvious that Marvel will want to keep the…
Amazon is preparing to launch Kindle Worlds. This is a new platform that will allow anyone to submit novels, novellas, and short stories inspired by the properties they've licensed. If you're thinking, "hey, that kind of sounds like fanfiction, doesn't it?" then you'd be right. Amazon has now found a…
I know this is coming a bit late. After all, Django Unchained came out in December, it was an Oscar nominee, and it's generated no shortage of discussion about its themes and language. But I live in Japan, and it was only released in theaters the beginning of March. And given that…
I want you to think for a moment about how many successful movies and TV shows have featured a veritable one-man army taking the law into his own hands and dealing out harsh justice to some well-deserving bad guys. Can you think of one? My guess is you probably have…