The Spirit from what I remember isn’t a bad movie. It has a very unique look (Granted, it looks a lot like Miller’s other work, Sin City), and Samuel L. Jackson is always a treat. This was also 4 years ago, and memory is usually kinder than reality. So we shall venture into the black …
Monthly Archive: May 2012
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May 31
Dual Wielding: Pre E3 2012 Recap Edition
This isn’t a new episode, especially if you are an avid listener of the show, instead this is the past 4 weeks worth of e3 predictions, thoughts and breakdowns combined into one long episode to get you pumped for the big show. In the course of the month, some of our predictions have come true …
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May 31
Ask a Dork – Nintendo at E3 2012
“What does Nintendo need to win E3? What do you expect?” Allow me to make an extremely partisan statement: Nintendo will garner the most attention this year at E3. We already know that Nintendo will be bringing a new Super Mario Bros. entry and Pikmin title to the Wii U and I think it’s safe …
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May 30
Review Shooter: Mass Effect Homeworlds 2
Writer: Patrick Weekes, Jeremy Barlow and Mac Walters Artist: Marc Deering and Crhis Staggs Review by: Tim Taylor After a disappointing start, Mass Effect – Homeworlds is out with a new issue, completing half of the four-issue run. While the first focused on James Vega, this second installment examines a small time frame in the history …
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May 30
Review Shooter: Star Wars – Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead 2
Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Chris Scalf Review by: Tim Taylor The second issue of four about the story of Boba Fett’s death (he is dead, right?) is now out. With Tom Taylor back on script and Chris Scalf on art, we pick up just where issue one left off: with some mysterious person taking out …
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May 29
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: P is for Primer
Time travel movies are nothing new. They’ve been around for almost the entirety of the history of cinema. There’s stories about time travel as far as back 700 BCE (the story of Raivata from the Mahabharata), H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine is justifiably considered a literary classic, and Back to the Future is practically a …
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May 29
The Red Phone: E3 2012 Predictions
We are less than a week away from the start of e3 (and even shorter if you account for all the pre-e3 shenanigans taking place this week), and its a great time to be a gamer. That’s why for the 2nd year in a row we’re opening up all the channels for you to leave us …
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May 28
Dual Wielding 71: Nintendo Power and E3
We conclude our pre-e3 shows with a look at what Nintendo can bring to the table. While the 3DS finds itself in a good spot with its known line-up, the Wii U is for the most part still a giant mystery a year later. We attempt to unravel what little we know and predict what …
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May 27
151 Proof Movie Hangover: Catwoman
[After creating and then testing the drinking rules, Swan and Penguin recap their adventures with the movie. Offering their thoughts on the quality of the film itself, as well as how the drinking rules held up, and if worth using.] Me-Ow! Let’s get to the score board Movie- 1.5 Swan-1 I’d heard the legends about …
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May 26
Wizard World Philadelphia: O Captains, My Captains
So you missed your shot to enter the WW costume contest. NO FEARS, sir/madam! You have another opportunity for something cool involving costumes RIGHT HERE. WHAT IS IT ABOUT, you ask? Well, I will let the official words explain better than I ever could: To celebrate the first time the Five Captains have ever been …
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