On April 4, 2013, a legend passed away. Roger Ebert, the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, died peacefully at age 70 after an 11-year battle with cancer. Some people may only know him as a high-profile film critic, the host of “Siskel & Ebert…
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It’s an unspoken rule in Hollywood that horror remakes are never good. Just look at “Halloween,” “Friday the 13th” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” to see how once great horror icons can get butchered by remakes. Thankfully, fans of the cult horror trilogy “Evil Dead”…
When you walk into a movie theater and look at the posters, you wouldn’t be surprised to find movies with the same titles as films from 20 to 30 years ago. Back in the early ‘90s we had the “Evil Dead” trilogy and “Jurassic Park.”…
“Jurassic Park” is one of those films that completely revolutionized the world of movies. Thanks to advancements in technology, director Stephen Spielberg immersed his audience in a prehistoric environment, filled with realistic CGI dinosaurs that wowed people of all ages. The two sequels may have…
“Knowing is half the battle,” the GI Joes would say. Wise words from a show designed to sell action figures. It’s still good advice, since the best way to appreciate “GI Joe: Retaliation” is to go in knowing that, like the cartoon, this is a…
There was a time when action movies had class. Whether it was the original “Die Hard” or “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” action films knew how to combine thrilling stories with likable characters and action that involved real stunts, not huge amounts of CGI. Nowadays…
Doctor Who” fans rejoice – your favorite Time Lord is back. After a nearly seven month hiatus, the Doctor is ready to resume his Season Seven adventures, this time aided by a new companion (Jenna-Louise Coleman) after the departure of the Ponds. In “The Bells…
As a lifelong movie buff, I tend to learn a lot of valuable life lessons from watching films. One quote from the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” in particular has stuck with me – “No man is a failure who has friends.” It’s the underlying…
Comic books have broken into the mainstream, with films and TV shows being constantly adapted from them. With comics no longer for a niche audience, it makes sense to know which comics are worth reading. Welcome back to Comic Watch – your personal guide to…
You can’t call yourself a ‘90s kid if you haven’t heard of Pokémon. As the Nintendo franchise that took the world by storm, Pokémon had gamers take on the role of a trainer who would travel the world, capture super-powered creatures, train them in gym…