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VOW Tops Record Finish
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(February 12, 2012)
The financial outlook coming out of Hollywood seems to be incredibly bright as we march through the winter season. Not only did early Valentine’s Day celebrations help for a 30 percent increase over last year’s results, this weekend’s amazing $190 mi
Mania Review: The Phantom Menace in 3D
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(February 10, 2012)
We are no longer dealing with Star Wars as a franchise, a pop culture phenomenon or a repository for modern mythology. It has officially become a game of chicken between George Lucas and his fans. Every time some new permutation (or violation) of the serie
Mania Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(February 10, 2012)
Was anyone out there really interested in a sequel to the inane 3D version of Journey to the Center of the Earth? Are there hordes of Brendan Fraser fans – feverishly clutching their Furry Vengeance t-shirts – clamoring madly for more tales of the Vern
The Geek Life: The Blockbuster Video Scavenger
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 08, 2012)
The Geek Life is a weekly look at what is happening in the Geek Culture. Movies, Comics, Books, Video Games and TV Shows encompass more than just release dates and reviews. This week the Geek Life picks a dying Blockbuster Video clean.
DVD Shopping Bag: Valentine’s Day Picks
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 07, 2012)
With Valentine’s Day only a week away we thought the DVD and Blu-ray releases would support a greater selection of love stories from multiple genres. The video store (yeah, remember those?) I used to work in had one of those holiday employee pick boards.
CHRONICLE Edges Past Black
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(February 05, 2012)
On a weekend where the central focus across the nation all but screams “Super,” it seems almost fitting that the film in the top spot is all about superpowers. And with a big game that comes down to the last moments of play, it also seems fitting that
Mania Review: Chronicle
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(February 03, 2012)
I can't say the found-footage format of Chronicle was particularly impressive, but the rest of the film is a minor revelation. Imagine the X-Men without Professor X or, more accurately, what three teenage boys with superpowers might look like in the real w
Mania Review: The Woman in Black
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(February 03, 2012)
Sharp eyes will spot the name "Hammer" in the opening credits for The Woman in Black, which should raise the spirits of even the most despondent horror fan. The biggest effort in decades to bear that title has a huge reputation to live up to, even with the
The Geek Life: A Test Screening
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 01, 2012)
The Geek Life is a weekly look at what is going on in the Geek Culture. Movies, Comics, Books, Video Games, and TV Shows encompass more than just release dates and reviews. This week the Geek Life sits in on a test screening.
Mania Review: The Innkeepers
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(January 31, 2012)
I had another look at director Ti West’s The House of the Devil after my viewing of The Innkeepers. It confirmed his thoughtful approach and helped explain why his films are so distinctive. Both of them explore more old fashioned notions of horror. Both
DVD Shopping Bag: 100th Anniversary of Universal Studios
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(January 30, 2012)
There comes a time when you just have to sit and watch that movie. Perhaps you missed it in the theater. It was always on TV, but for some reason you never got to see it from the beginning. My personal favorite is having a job where you have to watch genre
Tuesday Terrors!
by Tim Janson, Writer
(January 30, 2012)
Welcome back for the biggest edition yet of Tuesday Terrors. This week I’ve got reviews of three new films, Including Don’t be Afraid of the Dark, as well as the Annotated Sandman Volume One.
The Grey Eats Competition
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(January 29, 2012)
With 2011 ending as ugly as it did just a month ago, it seems almost fitting that the release that pushed the current box office to a 10 percent jump over the same time last year centered on the whole “survival of the fittest” premise. Charles Darwin a
Mania Review: Man on a Ledge
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(January 26, 2012)
Someone once described a prominent politician as “sounding the way dumb people think smart people talk.” Man on a Ledge conveys a similar sensation: trying with all its might to be clever and stumbling into a seemingly endless array of bottomless plot
Mania Review: The Grey
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(January 26, 2012)
Film lovers hunger for movies like The Grey. It sits here at the end of a bleak season indeed, with the trudge through December’s pretentious awards hopefuls giving way to the skeezy dregs of January. A few minor revelations have occurred this time arou
Mania Interview: Joe Carnahan
by Rob Vaux, Writer
(January 26, 2012)
Joe Carnahan burst on the scene in 1998 with Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane, an indie film with big-time ambitions. Those ambitions were realized four years later with Narc, a critical smash that brought Carnahan some big-time scripts. He followed it up w
Mania Interview: Liam Neeson
(January 26, 2012)
Liam Neeson is every inch the gentle giant his reputation suggests: a tall, soft-spoken man with kind eyes who thinks his answers through before opening his mouth. He’d worked steadily as a supporting actor for many years before Steven Spielberg cast him
Oscar Bile
by Rob Vaux, Writer
(January 25, 2012)
Every Oscar batch contains its share of snubs and no-shows, and the 2011 nominees certainly have more than their share. Leaving off the likes of Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk about Kevin and Michael Fassbender for Shame is inexcusable, but also lies mo
The Geek Life Red Tailed
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(January 25, 2012)
The Geek Life is a weekly look at what is happening in the Geek Culture. Movies, Comics, Books, Video Games and TV Shows encompass more than just release dates and reviews. This week the Geek Life takes off on Red Tails.
DVD Shopping Bag: Godzilla Criterion Blu-ray
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(January 24, 2012)
I’ve said it once and I will continue to say it as long as they don’t disappoint me. When you pick up a Criterion Collection Blu-ray/ DVD you have to savor it. Savor it as if it were a fine bottle of wine. Because whatever genre the picture is, it isn
Underworld Awakens in 1st Place
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(January 22, 2012)
Profit. Profit. Profit. That’s a keyword for any Hollywood release but Sony’s genre label Screen Gems puts that focus on an entirely new level. They produce genre movies for relatively low budget value---(see the Resident Evil and Underworld franchises
Shark Night 3D Blu-Ray Review
by Tim Janson, Critic
(January 22, 2012)
Shark Night 3D is a brazenly transparent attempt to cash in on the success of 2010’s Piranha 3D. However this film lacks the two elements that made that film a surprise hit: Over-the-top gore and lots of nudity. Shark Night 3D has neither and as such
Mania Review: Underworld: Awakening
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(January 20, 2012)
It’s a testament to how far vampires have sunk – how much damage Twilight and its ilk have wrought on a once-proud genre – that we look at a piece of forgettable tripe like Underworld: Awakening and think “at least they don’t sparkle.” I would
Mania Review: Haywire
by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(January 20, 2012)
The fight choreography in Haywire is some of the most creative and dynamic of the last few years. That may not sound like a big deal, but considering that the film consists of leading lady Gina Carano kicking the righteous crap out of all but two of her co
The 10 Worst Movie Endings Ever
by Rob Vaux, Writer
(January 19, 2012)
Few challenges are more daunting for a movie than the ending. You can spin the most marvelous tale imaginable, but if you don’t stick the dismount, it can all be for naught. The last word, the last line, the final image before the credits roll… the aud
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