I actually saw this the weekend it was released (two weeks ago, now), but various things conspired against posting about it at that time. I shall now rectify this grave, grave oversight.
I thought it was okay. It entertained me, but didn’t make a whole lot of sense, and there were huge plot holes. It also [...]
In the last issue of The House Always Wins…
The intrepid investigator House had scoped out the Pulp Show and Sale, but that was not the only mission that lay before him. After completing his search there, he set out to the Toronto Reference Library, to battle the faceless hordes of the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts [...]
Saturday, May 9th dawned dark and gloomy, but I didn’t mind. I was still flying high after a round of heavy Star Trek the night before, and even taking my best gal to the airport in the rain couldn’t get me down. I knew she’d be back. She always came back.
But a man can’t live [...]
The new Star Trek movie has been heavily reviewed, lately, and has been winning almost-universal praise. (It currently has a 95% fresh ratintg on Rotten Tomatoes, which is really, really good.) I basically agree with all the praise.
The movie looks beautiful, the story is fast-paced and fun, and the casting is more solid that anyone [...]
I ended up seeing Monsters vs. Aliens quite by accident, when—while questing for movie gift cards—my girlfriend suggested we see a movie, since we were already there, and it was really the only thing of interest at that time that I hadn’t yet seen, and she had been kind of interested anyway. (I am uncertain [...]
It was some weeks ago now, but the movie Fanboys—which I had seen trailers for over two years ago, and had been waiting for ever since—was finally released in Toronto. (It apparently comes to DVD on May 19th, so this review may be somewhat timely after all.)
The movie is set in 1998, and focuses on [...]