A few months ago I posted the trailer for a little movie called Iron Sky and swore that some day…some day…I would see this film about Nazis from the Moon that try to invade Earth. Today was that day. Iron Sky opens in the year 2018 as a new manned mission to the Moon touches … Continue reading »
It’s been a good few days to be a geek as two storied franchises finally finally finally released some decent trailers and lifted the veil of secrecy just a bit. We start with Star Trek Into Darkness, the long-awaited follow-up to the J.J. Abrams-helmed reboot. This being a J.J. Abrams thing, the lid has been … Continue reading »
I’ve blogged about some real barrel-of-crap films this last year. The Warrior’s Way and Real Steel come all-too-swiftly to mind, and Sleeping Beauty isn’t far behind. Of course, with all those movies, I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into. This time, I went in with my eyes wide open. You’ll soon realize … Continue reading »
For a science fiction television show with phasers and starships and people with pointy ears and bumpy heads, Star Trek: The Next Generation was surprisingly subtle at times. So subtle, in fact, that it’s taken me until just now to realize that Guinan – played by Whoopi Goldberg – was probably the worst motivational speaker … Continue reading »
When I first saw a trailer for Looper, I was pretty damn impressed. Just the concept was interesting: hitmen hired specially to kill and dispose of marks from the future, and one of those hitmen forced to confront his older self. Add in a cast like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt, and you … Continue reading »
It is amazing to think that it has been nearly 25 years since Star Trek: The Next Generation first graced television screens. It is equally amazing that – given the content of that first season – the show survived to become a phenomenon that far outstripped the success of the 1960s original. I mean, Wil … Continue reading »
So Apple had its now-annual “LOOK A NEW iPAD!” event today, and surprised everyone by unveiling…a new iPad. It is not, mind you, the iPad 3. It is not the iPad HD, either. It is simply “the new iPad”. The odd lack of distinctive nomenclature aside, this new iPad looks very impressive. With a Retina … Continue reading »
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My name is Alex. I have pop culture feelings. Updates every Wednesday and Friday. Slight tendency to edit as I go.
