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Here’s your chance to read my review of the great animated film Wreck It Ralph, now on home video, and…

According to Rotten Tomatoes, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is the greatest science-fiction movie ever made. According to PC World, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial…

Encounters of Sherlock Holmes is a refreshing addition to the pantheon of Sherlock Holmes stories that would make Sir Arthur…

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, with hard-hitting action and deep character development, is a perfect film to watch…

Skyline is a deeply-flawed movie made worse by its wasted potential. It’s a movie with a solid cast, extraordinary special effects,…

2012 is almost gone and I thought it would be fun to look back at my TV post 10 Fall…

I’ve been a fan of old comic strip art since I was in high school. I studied copies of Dick…

Summary: Chronicle is a surprisingly unique and realistic take on the concept of superpowers I’d heard a lot about this…

The idea of an alien invasion of black cubes is a good one, but a weak ending almost killed it for…

EDIT: Fixed some typos. The new NBC series Revolution premeired last night, and I went into the series with high…

The Hunger Games (2012) Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) The Hunger Games books are a global phenomenon. Which is amazing considering…

Total Recall is a terrible remake, but it’s a decent science-fiction film. This post may have spoilers since everyone’s had…

The Amazing Spiderman made me realize something: I never liked the original Spiderman. I mean, I liked it in the…

This film was originally going to be called American Battleships (2012) until Universal threatened to sue The Asylum into oblivion.…

The Avengers (2012) Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo Over the weekend, the…

What did we think of Star Trek when we first saw it? I’m running into time constraints the next couple…

AVH: Alien vs. Hunter (2007) is a masterpiece of poor film making with boring characters, lazy special effects and a…

The title Cowboys and Aliens (2011) grabbed my attention, but it turns out the title was disappointingly accurate. The idea of…

Apollo 18 is terribly unscary considering its supposed to be a horror movie. But, if long shots of nothing, with…

In Time explores a fascinating concept, but an unsatisfying ending and some weak acting by Justin Timberlake spoil an interesting…

The following review was conducted via email between “The Geek Twins.” Monkey Migraine: When I saw this movie, I imagined…

“The Wedding of River Song” (Season 6, Episode 13) was a satisfying end to a mediocre season, but at least…

“The Girl Who Waited” is my favorite episode of the new season with its warmth, conflict and struggle to come…

“Night Terrors” (3 1/2 stars) Season 6 Episode 9 Synopsis: Eight-year old George is so terrified he can’t sleep. His…

Season 1, Episode 8  ‘A Short Time in Paradise’ Last week’s Alpha’s was interesting and became my third all-time favorite…

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is an amazing film that almost makes you root for CGI apes and…

Overall, this is one of the weaker episodes of the season, but it makes up for it with some good…

I’ve been watching the show Falling Skies since it started early this summer and while it was derivative and formulaic…

A few years ago, Marvel launched an ambitious plan to set up their team superhero movie, The Avengers. To do…

Summary: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) has many new Transformers and amazing action, but suffers from a lack of chemistry…