The Apotheosis of the Urban Vigilante: Daredevil #67 and Batman #655 By Jeb D. It’s a good time to be a fan of the street-level two-fisted costumed avenger. Recent creative team changes are breathing new life into two of comicdom’s toughest hombres: Batman and Daredevil. Daredevil, of course, has been one of Marvel’s strongest titles … Continue reading
Rian Johnson is a name you need to know. His debut film, Brick, is impossibly assured and great filmmaking, especially when you consider how easy it would have been to fuck up – the movie is essentially a hard boiled noir set in a Southern California high school, where the teens talk like they’ve got … Continue reading
Snakes on a Plane remains the greatest media frenzy since the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped, fuelling serpentmania across this great land of ours. Even G4 TV, the only network with low enough self-esteem to regularly feature me, is getting in on the action. This week is Snakes on a Plane week for them, and we … Continue reading
Hello friends, I come to you today in my pimp mode. What I am pimping is Frightfest 2006, a horror film festival being held in London from August 25th to 28th (although I guess in England you reverse the order of that so it’s 25th to 28th of August). I don’t usually pimp out film … Continue reading
So Bloody Disgusting’s scoop last week about George Clooney being in the Pet Sematary remake didn’t quite pan out, but let’s not hold it against them. Especially when they bring us a story as interesting – and sort of basically plausible – as this one: John Carpenter and Kurt Russell may be reteaming for a … Continue reading
George A Romero has found his next project, and while it’s about the dead, it’s not about the Dead. The movie is called Solitary Isle, and it’s based on a short story by Suzuki Koji, the guy who wrote the original stories for The Ring and Dark Water. Solitary Isle, according to a review of … Continue reading
Battlestar Galactica is surely the biggest television surprise of the last decade – who imagined that a crappy Star Wars rip-off TV series from the 70s could be reimagined in the 21st century as the smartest, most relevant show on any network? It took me a long time to accept that this show could be … Continue reading
While my sweet tooth has long kept me in the realm of rum (and syrupy flavored vodka), I’ve begun partaking of the grape in my more recent years. But I’m not entirely sure what I’d do with a whole vineyard. Especially since you have to squeeze out the wine yourself. Such a dilemma faces businessman … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Talladega Nights $47,000,000 $47,000,000 1 2 Barnyard $16,000,000 $16,000,000 1 3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest $11,000,000 $379,700,000 5 4 Miami Vice $9,600,000 $45,700,000 2 5 The Descent $8,800,000 $8,800,000 1 6 John Tucker Must Die $6,000,000 $28,600,000 2 7 Monster House $6,000,000 $56,900,000 3 … Continue reading
A. Lee Martinez is a great writer. Funny novels are hard to write, Gil’s All Fright Diner is warm and thoughtful and makes you care about even the most minor of characters(I defy you not to like the sheriff). His dialogue crackles and the places feel real, and the characters all have their own voice … Continue reading