Thursday, May 23, 2013

It Came From the '80s: Cloak & Dagger

Video games, imaginary friends, old ladies with missing fingers. It must be a kids' movie from the '80s.

Fast & Furious Six: Just How Did All Roads Lead to This?

We're one day away from the release of Fast & Furious Six, a movie I'm maybe more excited to see than any other this summer. How the hell did that happen?

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Like You Were There: JB at Wonderfest 2013

This year’s Wonderfest was fun but strangely subdued. Was it the weather? Was it that most attendees seemed to be suffering from Spring allergies? (Some of the meeting rooms during guest presentations sounded like tuberculosis wards.) Was it that attendance was down? Did some Wonderfesters skip the convention this year because it was held on opening weekend for Star Trek Into Darkness?

Their loss.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Riske Business: Five Requests for Marvel Phase Two

I have a complicated relationship with Marvel movies – more specifically, the movies with the Avengers. This is the group that has completed the studio's Phase One and have begun Phase Two with Iron Man 3. I like most of the Marvel movies to some extent. They are entertaining and energetic. But they are starting to bug me. These movies are not going away anytime soon. They’re too big to fail. They print money. I’m not saying tear them down. I’m saying they need to step it up for Phase Two. Here’s how.

F This Movie! - Star Trek Into Darkness

Patrick, Mike and Adam Beta (formerly Adam Thas) travel Into Darkness and experience some major déja vu.