This is the big one. Over five movies, Marvel has done something unthinkable — created a shared cinematic universe, culminating in the movie event of the year. If this didn’t work, for whatever reason, Marvel would be in trouble, so it’s perhaps lucky that they gave this huge movie to geek god Joss Whedon. So [...]
March Brain Nuggets
Occasionally I have a “nugget” that isn’t worth a full column. From time to time I might assemble these chunks in the way that processed meat becomes pink slime. I mean, I will serve up Grade A genius distilled into bite-size pieces. Enjoy! I had the privilege of asking Edward James Olmos about Blade Runner [...]
Interview: Doug Jones on his varied resume, his role in Buffy’s “Hush’ & prosthetics vs CGI
Welcome to part 2 of our epic 3 part interview with the very talented Doug Jones. If you missed part 1 where Doug talked about Dragon Age: Redemption, Felicia Day and going face naked, check it and visit us again tomorrow to read about the possibility of Hellboy 3 and find out what Doug’s dream [...]
The Whedon Gamble & Other Thoughts on ‘The Avengers’ Trailer
By now you’ve no doubt seen the new Avengers trailer. If not, watch it now. cURL failed I had a few quick reactions I wanted to discuss with our readers. I also wanted to open up a thread where readers can comment with their own reactions. 1. I will forever be on Team Edward (Norton). [...]
TV Shows That Lost The Plot
There are very few shows that maintained a perfect run, without any bad seasons or cringeworthy episodes, but there have been a few in recent memory that became so awful, so convoluted, that they earned themselves a place on this list. Heroes It’s difficult to identify where exactly this went wrong. Heroes was, for a [...]




