At a Glance: Wreck-It Ralph Cast: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk Director: Rich Moore 101 mins PG Media Mediated rates: 4/5 The 1980s were the Decade of the Arcade. Propelled by the success of such classics as Pac-Man, Galaga, and the original Super Mario Bros., the video arcade became […]
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The Hazards Of Norway
This comic, inspired by a suggestion from my friend Dave Johnson, is a sort of tribute to the mockumentary Troll Hunter. In the film, a group of students filming an independent documentary about bear poachings begins following an enigmatic trapper, only to discover that he is a troll hunter. Troll Hunter is not for the […]
Media Mediated Micro-Review: The Muppets
Over Thanksgiving weekend I saw The Muppets with my family. I did not stop smiling through the film; Kermit and crew are as ridiculously charming as ever. The plot is simple: while touring the run-down Muppet Studios with his brother Gary (Jason Segal) and Gary’s girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams), an enthusiastic muppet fan named Walter […]
Captain America: Jackson’s Thoughts
Captain America is the best superhero movie I have seen this summer. I’m not planning to do a formal review here. Those things take like three hours to do and end up sounding like a college essay, not that that’s a bad thing. But I thoroughly enjoyed the flick and thought it got a number […]
X-Men: First Class
At a Glance: X-Men: First Class Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence, January Jones Director: Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Stardust) 132 mins PG-13 Media Mediated rates: 3/5 Since their introduction in the early 1960s, the X-Men have become one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic and popular franchises, and central to the franchise are […]
Media Mediated: Thor
At a Glance: Thor Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins Director: Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet, Henry V, Frankenstein) 114 mins PG-13 Media Mediated rates: 3/5 Marvel Comics’ Thor has always been about the collision of the old world with the new. First appearing in Marvel’s Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962), Thor and […]
Media Mediated: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
At a Glance: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Cast: Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Will Poulter, Ben Barnes, voices of Simon Pegg and Liam Neeson Director: Michael Apted (Amazing Grace, The World is Not Enough) 115 mins PG Media Mediated rates: 3/5 C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia are, at their heart, […]
Retired, Extremely Dangerous
I went to see RED over the weekend, at my brother’s suggestion. David’s been looking forward to this movie, owing to the all-star cast, the fact that it’s based off a DC comics property, and the trailer showing Helen Mirren with a gatling gun. As we headed out, I figured I’d give the movie a […]