Micah Robinson

LIONS ARE GO

For years now, there’s been talk, talk, and more talk of a Voltron movie, and that’s mostly lead to…just more talk, whether it be rumors that Pharrell from the Neptunes had been tapped to score it or people who refuse – to this day – to let go of the idea that Cloverfield/1-18-08 is the … Continue reading

ARE YOU READY TO DIE?

When I first heard that they were going to make a movie, Notorious, out of Biggie Smalls’ life, my mind immediately jumped into fantasy casting mode. And after about 5 minutes and a mild headache, I jumped right the fuck out of fantasy casting mode. The guy was truly one-of-a-kind, and that went for both … Continue reading

J.J. ABRAMS HOPES YOU”RE THRILLED WITH SECRECY

Ah, the accelerated cycle of Web buzz. For J.J. Abrams’ Cloverfield/1-18-08, we’ve gone from excitement at the initial trailer to intrigue regarding the follow-up viral marketing to frustration backlash at the apparent aimlessness of said viral marketing to backlash against that backlash as people write off the frustration as geek loathing since we’re supposedly now … Continue reading

RUNNING SCARED OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

When I first heard of Crossing Over, I wondered why anyone thought a feature-length film about communicating with the dead would work. About two milliseconds later when I actually read the description of it, I thought the border/immigration drama starring Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, and Sean Penn would be notable given the convenient rehashing of … Continue reading

MAN OF STEEL: MULTIPLE BAD GUY EDITION?

With all of the recent furor over the Batman films on the boards, I’ve seen oft-regurgitated slams on the Schumacher films for being so overtly gay and non-serious. But I just don’t see the complaints as much when it comes to what Bryan Singer did with Superman Returns. After all, he turned the franchise relaunch … Continue reading