Category Archives: science fiction

Paranormal Activity 2 (2010): Did You See That?

LOUD NOISE! Did I scare you? Hmm, it’s a little harder to scare someone with loud noises when it’s in writing. Thankfully, Paranormal Activity 2 (PA2) is a film that utilizes actual audible noises to make you jump out of … Continue reading

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Mini Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010)

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice starts off making Balthazar (Nicholas Cage) look like a creepy pedophile. Good job guys! Don’t worry folks, this is not that kind of movie, and Balthazar mostly shakes off the creepy vibe pretty quickly. Balthazar is a … Continue reading

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Predators (2010)

Predators is one spine-rippingly fun movie! Eight people are dropped from airplanes onto a foreign planet. None of them remember anything about how they got there but realize that the one thing most of them have in common is their … Continue reading

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Coming Attraction: Inception (2010)

Christopher Nolan directs the sci-fi thriller Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This film looks like it might actually be worth seeing it in an IMAX theater because it looks disorienting and amazing.The film’s story centers around … Continue reading

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Which Star Wars Film Makes the Best Action Movie? (thanks to David Reddick, Nathan Hamill, and all who took part)

Not so long ago in a twitpic not too far away, Nathan Hamill introduced the first of several Star Wars/Action Flick Chick mash-ups. When @ActionChick commented on a different pic he’d put together (see “J2-H2”) featuring a droid-headed Jabba the Hut and Princess … Continue reading

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Coming Attraction: Tron Legacy

Odds are that if you’re around my age, you’re not too familiar with Tron, or its upcoming sequel, Tron Legacy. Well, I’ll be honest and say that I wasn’t especially interested in the new film. Until now. Watch the trailer … Continue reading

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The Matrix (1999)

Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) is being inducted into the “Chicks Who Don’t Want Flowers for Valentine’s Day” club for her sheer, mind-blowing awesomeness. The Matrix opens with Trinity kicking a ton of cop ass and then escaping from Agent Smith. That’s … Continue reading

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Legion (2010): Embrace the Awfulness

I would like for someone to answer me one question: How in the world did Legion manage to snatch up so many known actors? Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton, Tyrese Gibson, and Kate Walsh? Continue reading

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