Film review: The Da Vinci Code
When I was a little younger than I am now, when my hair had less grey and I could stay up late without getting a headache the next morning, I found out about the Holy Grail conspiracy. I can’t recall the exact sequence of events, but they revolved around my…
More Comic Reviews (Sign of the Apocalypse)
I handled a certain selection of my 3-week haul in the previous post, so this next batch are linked by being more traditional, lighter superheroics and comics. Supergirl and the Legion of Super Heroes #18 Adam DeKraker does a nice job of pencils over Kitson’s layouts this month (can he…
Comic Book Reviews. Yes, I Know.
SHOCK! HORROR! CLANDESTINE CRITIC READS AND REVIEWS COMICS! Fell #5 Another brilliant issue of Fell, the greatest comic not actually a TV series. The classic interview dialogue between suspect and the NLP-knowledgeable Fell is just a joy, seeing him play the smart man to the disturbed perp, with lovely little…
Film review – X-Men: The Last Stand
I try to remain impartial when I see a film, to give an unbiased opinion about the movie (as all reviews are – I can’t really call myself a critic, I just liked the name for the blog). However, try as I might, I really can’t be a completely objective…
Crash/ers cursed but Cursed does not crash
Because you asked for them (and didn't understand the title) … DVD reviews: Wedding Crashers I probably shouldn’t have watched Wedding Crashers; the central premise is something I find objectionable, so why should I enjoy the film just because it has the comedy talents of Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughan?…
Empty. Eternal. Strange.
My brain is not up to the Herculean task of writing novel content (although I don’t think that Hercules ever wrote anything, probably because he was quite stupid, and only up to doing the physical tasks to make up for the bastard he was, but anyway …), so some links…
No comics, no film, no such thing as bad publicity, no more Ninth Art
A wedding in Wales on the weekend means that I couldn’t get to the comic shop to buy the huge number of books waiting for me. It also meant that I couldn’t get to see X-Men 3, a film I obviously want to see due to my formative years as…
Q&A: Cannonball
At puberty, in common with other mutants coming into their powers, Sam Guthrie developed the ability to fly, via the release of thermochemical energy, which also makes him invulnerable while flying. After becoming the co-leader of the New Mutants, he also joined X-Force, before becoming an X-Man, then joining X-Corporation,…
Good Blog Comes Good
Good news, everyone! Comics Should Be Good is now part of the CBR family. Congratulations to the chaps at CSBG; they are one of the most interesting, consistent and genial blogs around, especially as they are a large group blog. I started reading them when the prolific Greg Burgas started…