The folks at Square Enix must have felt that their next release was going to be just as big as their seventh installment, which is considered one of the best RPGs of all time and spawned not only a full length animated feature years after it’s release, but a spin off game, and a remake,…
Team RWBY
Think of a universe with the main characters from the Wizard of Oz, then throw in Little Red Riding Hood wielding a bad ass scythe rifle, battling guy straight out of Clockwork Orange, and you have the start of the first episode to the series RWBY, which is currently on it’s fourth season. Rooster Teeth, the same digital…
Review: Justice League vs Teen Titans
From the same DC movie universe as “Justice League War”, and “Batman vs Robin”, “Justice League vs Teen Titans” focuses on the core JL crew (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Cyborg) with the familiar teen titans animated line-up of Starfire, Raven, Beastboy, with the new addition of Blue Beetle rounding out the crew. Damien Wayne, who…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Back in 2000, Sony Pictures Classics acquired and released the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to US theaters. The movie, starring Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, and Ziyi Zhang was well received with US audiences, and with folks like me, who grew up with Saturday afternoon kung fu movies, it was a throwback to my childhood….
31 Nights of Horror: Nights 22 Through 31
This is the homestretch for reviews of the October horror movie marathon we’ve dubbed 31 Nights of Horror! This last part takes us all the way to Halloween night. For Night 22 we go back to 1972 and a horror anthology from the UK. “Tales From the Crypt” takes the classic stories from the EC horror…
31 Nights of Horror: Nights 11 Through 21
Welcome to Part 2 of my 31 Nights of Horror movie marathon! For the 11th night I selected a story of things that go bump in the dark — but in Spanish. And nothing screams creepy, scary and terrfying than a dark, gothic building that was once an orphanage! “El Orfanato (The Orphanage)” introduces us to Tomas,…
31 Nights of Horror: Nights 2 through 10
Having completed night one, let’s dive right into the remaining nights of my 31 Nights of Horror! On the second night of my October horror movie marathon I queued up this offering from Spain. “Rec”, as in the record button on a video camera, is a found footage film done right. A downright scary movie about…
Animation: Batman vs. Robin – What’s the Court of Owls
(Please note, the piece below includes SPOILERS. If you choose not to have the story line unveiled for you, you can rent this animated film on Amazon Instant Video from $3.99+. If you’re fine with knowing plot lines, read on.) With the recent news out about The Court of Owls joining this season of Gotham, I decided to check out an animated…
A Look at the DC Animated Universe
From very early on I strictly followed my comic book mantra: “Make Mine Marvel!” I would occasionally venture into the DC comic book universe but it was Marvel that truly held me captive. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, the animated worlds of both these comic book titans was very soft. And VERY campy. Think back to…
Review: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Last month, Pedro wrote a piece about the then upcoming film “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”, starring Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer. If you missed the post, you can check it out here. Set during the cold war, the movie is a throwback to the days of espionage: of James Bond, Tinker Taylor…, of nuclear war, of…