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Frank Miller’s long-awaited Batman graphic novel dumps Batman

kreaty — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:59:09 +0000

We have come to know from recent sources that Frank Miller is keen on taking up Al-Qaeda for years.

Should You Go See “Jennifer’s Body?”

Darren — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:12:13 +0000

Check out a heap of excerpts from random reviews of Jennifer's Body, together with clips, the trailer, posters and a heap of images.

Trey Stokes Delivers Brilliant Sci-Fi With ‘Ark’

Darren — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:45:39 +0000

'Ark' is a soon to be released sci-fi web series from 60 Frames and director Trey Stokes. Could this be the best sci-fi web series released so far? Read my review to find out.

‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ Breaks a Box Office Record

Darren — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:27:46 +0000

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has posted the highest US domestic opening (by a non-sequel movie) for the month of August in history.

Paramount’s non-stop action flick, directed by Stephen Sommers, hauled in $22.3M on its opening day.

It is estimated the film will approach $60M by the end of its opening weekend, which should place it in the top ...

‘Battlestar Galactica’ Season 4 Soundtrack Reviewed

Darren — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:02:37 +0000

Bear McCreary’s epic score to the fourth season of Battlestar Galactica was released on July 28.

Whilst the score was snubbed by the Emmy’s it hasn’t been by fans. The first printing sold out in pre-orders, the album has since rocketed into the top 10 for music sales on Amazon, and already a number of glowing reviews are ...

‘Human Target’ Might Be The Next Top Action Series

Darren — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:53:20 +0000

Human Target is a new action/thriller television series from Fox based upon the DC Comic of the same name. Read this review on what could be the next big action tv series.

Battlestar Galactica – The Finale Reviewed

Darren — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:50:02 +0000

Battlestar Galactica's final episode has aired. These are my post mortem thoughts.

Proof That Ratings Are Not Always An Indicator Of Quality

Darren — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:15:58 +0000

The 2-hour epic finale of Battlestar Galactica played out on Friday night to an audience of 2.4 million viewers, said to be the show’s biggest audience in more than three years.

But here’s the amazing thing. Battlestar Galactica’s ratings were considerably less than either Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (3.7 million) or Dollhouse (4.1 million).

Having seen the episodes for all three, there is simply no way that Battlestar Galactica’s finale was not superior in all respects. Don’t get me wrong, both Terminator and ...

Legend of the Seeker 1.15 ‘Conversion’ Verdict – Superb TV

Darren — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:14:21 +0000

Legend of the Seeker is consistently enjoyable and this week’s episode, ‘Conversion’, further reinforced why I love this series. ‘Conversion’ was quite a pivotal episode for it was the first time in the series in which the Seeker (Craig Horner) comes face to face with his nemesis, Darken Rahl (Craig Parker). Whilst I want to jump straight into my opinion of this epic ...

Review: Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.18

Darren — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:27:42 +0000

Finding a decent review for this week’s episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was like pulling teeth. It simply amazes me how many writers who claim to like science fiction on one hand will on the other happily tear strips off the shows they supposedly love.

I’m not saying if you’re a science fiction fan that you have to like everything you watch just because it’s sci-fi, but the latest episode of Terminator, ‘Today is the Day’, wasn’t bad television at ...

Review: Dollhouse ‘True Believer’

Darren — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:03:11 +0000

Echo is blind in Dollhouse: True Believer

The fifth episode of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse has come and gone, and of all the reviews I read (and some that I suffered through) I couldn’t go past Charlie Jane Anders over at i09. I thought hers was a really great review and with a title like ‘Help Dollhouse Stop Inappropriate Erections!’, I knew it was going to make me laugh -- and ...

Review: Smallville ‘Infamous’

Darren — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:32:25 +0000

Tom Welling and Tori Spelling face off in Smallville: Infamous

Smallvilles 168th episode, titled ‘Infamous’, was a pretty monumental one as it depicted Clarke’s admission to the world that he is the red/blue blur (I still can’t say that without laughing). Anyway, my pick for the best review of the episode this week goes to Alan Stanley Blair over at Airlock Alpha.

From Airlock Alpha:

The ...

Review: Battlestar Galactica ‘Daybreak Part One’

Darren — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:15:42 +0000

Caprica City Before The Fall

Normally I read through many reviews in search of the one I feel most closely matches my own thoughts, but with Battlestar Galactica I have learned I never need to go any further than Maureen Ryan’s ‘The Watcher’ column on the Chicago Tribune.

When it comes to this week’s episode of Battlestar Galactica, aybreak Park 1′, which marks the second last episode of all time, it didn’t surprise me in ...

Review: Race To Witch Mountain

Darren — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:22:48 +0000

This week Walt Disney Pictures released Andy Fickman’s sci-fi comedy Race to Witch Mountain. As normal, I don’t have time to write many reviews, so I’ll often seek out those that match my own view and post them here as my ‘pick’. In the case of Race to Witch Mountain, I’ve taken a different approach.

The more I scoured the web reading review after review, the more I encountered extremely negative takes on the film. After many of these scathing reviews, some ...

Indie Film ‘Ink’ Deserves To Be Celebrated

Darren — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:13:16 +0000

Ever since seeing the trailer for Jamin Winan’s (11:59) new Indie film, Ink, I’ve been keen to see it. My eagerness just shot up a notch after reading an extremely complimentary review by Cole Abaius over at Film School Rejects. Abaius basically describes the film as a must see and a work of art to be celebrated.

From Film School Rejects:

The film itself tells the story through sweeping visuals. Comparisons to Dark City are warranted, but Ink ...

Review: Legend of the Seeker 1.14 ‘Hartland’

Darren — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:44:23 +0000

I normally don’t write reviews. I’m usually too busy writing news and so I prefer to scour the internet to find someone else’s review that presents a similar view to my own. I then post their review as ‘my pick’. Unfortunately that approach didn’t pan out too well when it comes to the latest episode of Legend of the Seeker as I couldn’t find a review that sat well with me. So in what is a rarity for me, here’s my ...

Review: Dollhouse (Season 1, Episode 4) ‘Gray Hour’

Darren — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:05:36 +0000

Eliza Dushku as 'Echo' in Dollhouse: Gray Hour

Dollhouse continues to receive mixed reviews, though each subsequent episode seems to have been received (on the whole) better than the last. The most recent episode, ‘Gray Hour’, did nothing to break the trend, that is if you don’t use viewer ratings to determine what is good and what isn’t.

I poured through plenty of reviews on this episode, and whilst ...

Battlestar Galactica: Islanded in a Stream of Stars Review & Recap

Darren — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:54:40 +0000

James Callis as Gaius Baltar in 'Islanded in a Stream of Stars'

There are few writers floating around the internet-verse that discuss Battlestar Galactica with the passion and level of understanding as does Maureen Ryan, the Chicago Tribune’s ‘Watcher’. Thus it is no surprise that my pick for best review of this week’s latest Battlestar Galactica episode, ‘Islanded in a ...

Legend of the Seeker – The Most Under Rated Series

Darren — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:28:47 +0000

Legend of the Seeker is arguably one of televisions most under rated series.

Review: The Watchmen Original Score by Tyler Bates

Darren — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:51:35 +0000

Tyler Bates, the Music Composer behind 'Watchmen'

In a world filled with all things Watchmen, I find myself supremely surprised that I’ve hardly encountered any commentary on one of the greatest supporting aspects of the film – the orchestral score by Film Composer Tyler Bates.

How often do people underestimate how much better (or worse) a film is made as a result of the score. The Dark Knight offers a perfect ...