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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Review of “Vampire Academy”
* * C This film follows two young women who have run away from the academy, Lissa (Lucy Fry), a magical vampire princess, and Rose (Zoey Deutch), her half vampire guardian. They are captured and returned to the academy to … Continue reading
Posted in movies
Tagged lucy fry, movie, review, strigoi, vampire academy, vampires, zoey deutch
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Review of “21”
* * * B Ben (Jim Sturgess, Jude in Across the Universe) is an MIT math whiz who joins a group of students working for a professor, Mickey Rosa (Kevin “House of Cards” Spacey) counting cards in Las Vegas. After … Continue reading
Posted in movies
Tagged 21, card counting, cole williams, jim sturgess, kate boswell, kevin spacey, las vegas, laurence fishburne, mickey rosa, movie, review
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Review of “Nocturna”
* * C I watched this straight to Blu-Ray horror title with low expectations. It was a bit better than I expected, nearly on par with an episode of True Blood. None of the lead actors are very good, though … Continue reading
Posted in movies
Tagged billy blair, danny agha, horror, johnathan schaech, mariana vincente, movie, nocturna, review, vampires
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The Political Continuum
I created this interesting graphic representing the continuum of political ideas, the three extremes being communism, dictatorship and anarchy. This is just a thought experiment, but things fit surprisingly well. If you draw a line from each point through the … Continue reading
Review of “The Fantastic Four” (2015)
* * C Guys, if you’re going to reboot a franchise, you have to do it right. Corny CGI Hulk replaced by Ed Norton Hulk: yes. Disappointing X-Men 3 and Wolverine Origins followed by a prequel that gives a new … Continue reading
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Tagged fantastic four, movie, review, the thing, tim blake nelson, von doom
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Review of “Mad Max – Fury Road”
* * * * A The latest film in the Mad Max franchise finally delivers a fitting sequel to the Road Warrior. The insanity and mad action sequences of the classic films are retained, including amazing practical effects and stunts. … Continue reading
