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    Review: Thor – The Dark World

    November 3, 2013 - By 

    I walked in the theater with high expectations while cushioning my heart for failure. The first Thor movie had me making googly eyes at the Norse god of thunder and by natural law of transitivity, at Chris Hemsworth. Thor’s stint at that epic movie mash-up that is the Avengers solidified my fandom. And thanks to his charismatic, intelligent portrayal in both movies and the actor’s charming Twitter antics and appearances, my affection grew for the god of mischief, Loki and by the same transitive law, Tom Hiddleston. Historically, with that much bias and high hopes, disappointment is sure to follow. Add to…

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    Review: The Wolverine

    August 9, 2013 - By 

    This is not the most favorite silver screen outing of everyone’s favorite mutton-chopped mutant. And it’s easy to see why. The Wolverine sees Hugh Jackman return as the titular hero mourning in self-indicted solitary confinement after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand left him more battle-scarred than ever. For anyone who needs reminding, Last Stand had Cyclops and Professor X presumably killed by Jean Grey a.k.a. Phoenix. Logan, being the only mutant who can, was forced to kill her with his bare adamantium claws to save them all from imminent destruction. Add to that fact Logan’s overwhelming, unrequited love…

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    Review: World War Z

    July 11, 2013 - By 

    I had to interview my zombie-fan sister extensively before forming a more “informed” opinion of this movie. Thirty minutes in, however, in between clawing my face out in fear, I knew that it was in fact, a uniquely good zombie movie. World War Z is an adaptation of the book of the same name, its film rights bought out by Brad Pitt‘s Plan B Entertainment production company (much to the vocal dismay of the book fans, but by now I’m pretty sure they have shut up). Pitt himself stars in the film as ex-UN investigator turned loving house husband Gerry Lane. The zombie apocalypse movie starts with how…

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    Wet Shirt Mr Darcy Immortalized

    July 9, 2013 - By 

    This is probably the most obscure title I have to type. And I haven’t even gotten to the pictures. Any fan of the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice would probably have a working knowledge of the wet shirt scene, a.k.a. sexy Mr Darcy scene, a.k.a. sexy lake scene. Although in the book in its consistent theme of strict prudence when it came to the man who owned half of Derbyshire, this scene never happened, the BBC mini series adaptation thought it fit to install a few minutes wherein the dapper Colin Firth falls off his horse into his own lake,…

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    Review: Despicable Me 2

    July 9, 2013 - By 

    Gru is back. Because the first film moved a lot of hearts and a lot of moolah. Despicable Me 2 picked up where its predecessor left off, showing what the ex-hapless villain Gru is up to after doing the 360 and completely shunning his evil ways. For one, Gru has converted his evil lair into an unnecessarily elaborate production line for bad-tasting jelly, his new found occupation. This while staging the most kick-ass birthday party for his ball of endless cuteness, Agnes, the youngest of his three adopted geerrrls together with Edith and Margo. But of course the many adventures of…

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    Review: The Heat

    June 30, 2013 - By 

    A know-it-all FBI agent, a Boston cop who has a personal grudge against hygiene, a Russian drug mob (of course), plus throw in an chauvinistic albino, a muy caliente FBI boss, a Wayans brother, Joey McIntyre (I don’t know why) and a slew of genius SNL casting spots and you got yourself the Heat. The female buddy cop comedy is the first of its sort from Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) and arguably the first of its kind in a genre dominated by men. The movie is led by comedy genius Sandra Bullock as FBI agent with a long rod up her bottom, Sarah Ashburn,…