Tag: Summer Movies

Marvel in Name Only: ‘Fantastic Four’ Trailer Fails to Impress

by Shimbo For some time now, the upcoming reboot of Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four has been an issue of great debate. From the mysterious storyline to the eclectic casting choices, which included Michael B. Jordan and Kate Mara as a now interracial brother/sister combo, something that your humble host wrote about at length in an article last year for Bleeding… Read more →

COWABUNGLED! Ninja Turtles Re-Whatever Fails To Entertain In Any Way

If you were thinking about seeing the latest version of Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, don’t. If, somehow, you can’t take my word for it, let me take this opportunity to explain how you’re a dumbass if you do. To be fair, this reboot of the Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman creation had a tremendous amount of baggage tied to… Read more →

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Drugs are Magical: The Only Review of ’22 Jump Street’ You’ll Ever Need

I used to do a lot of drugs. I mean I never smoked or shot up heroin, or fought cops high on PCP. And I guess I never did Meth, either Crystal or Original Recipe (well, I think I ate a pill once, but that was at work, and that wasn’t fun, so it doesn’t count, right?) I never did… Read more →

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Live. Die. Repeat, With Pleasure: A Review of Edge of Tomorrow

By all means, Edge of Tomorrow shouldn’t work. From the moment images from the set emerged with Tom Cruise attached to some bulky exoskeleton-like device, coupled with the idea that the film’s plot almost exactly mirrored the classic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day, it seemed like we could be in for one more disappoint from Xenu’s favorite son. I couldn’t be… Read more →