Movie Review: The Muppets
by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor
It’s time to play the music
It’s time to light the lights
The new Muppet movie is entirely awesome
And we’re reviewing it tonight!
Blu-ray Review: Super 8
Super 8, the newest film from the mind of LOST creator J.J. Abrams and Sci-Fi mastermind Steven Spielberg, is now available for you to own in a special Blu-ray/DVD combo pack!
So, what is Super 8 and why do you need to watch it? Imagine E.T. The Extraterrestrial and Cloverfield, mash them together with a dash or two of awesome special effects. This movie is a solid win for Paramount Studios and Amblin Entertainment (who also made E.T.), as it allowed audiences to experience a great take on the science fiction genre, with the pleasant addition of a genuine, feel good story and believable cast of characters from an 80’s movie.
TV Review: Primeval – Series 5 – Episode 2
“It’s a liopleurodon Charlie! A magical liopleurodon.” – Charlie the Unicorn
Get ready, because the ARC team must face its greatest challenge yet: a liopleurodon is loose in the present! Can the team get this creature back through the anomaly? With the threat of other countries learning about the anomalies, Lester must face off against military intervention. Can he stop a determined General from blowing up the anomaly before his team can return?
TV Review: Primeval – Series 5 – Episode 1
Primeval returns to BBC America on Saturday, November 12th!
It has been a few months since we last saw the ARC team. In the Series 5 premiere, Matt, Abby, Connor, and Becker must face a new threat from an underground creature that is tearing up the city. How can they stop a creature they can’t see? Also, if there haven’t been any anomalies detected, where did this creature come from?
Beware of Spoilers!
NYCC2011: Green Lantern: The Animated Series (Advance Review)
“I’ve had a tattoo of the Kanji characters for “determination” on my chest since I was a teenager. [Green Lantern Hal Jordan’s] willpower and resulting stubbornness ring true to me (no pun intended).”
-Josh Keaton (Hal Jordan)
by Dylan Burke, Reporter
Bruce Timm’s animation dawns a new look with the premiere of his newest animated series, starring Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern. This new series is set to premiere November 11th on Cartoon Network, before taking a break and returning in the spring.
Movie Review: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Hilariously inappropriate hijinx drive this vehicle to deliver Xmas early …and in 3D!
by Kendrick Gaussoin, Junior Editor
While Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay picked up almost immediately after the events of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas begins years later.
DVD Review: The Avengers- Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – Volumes 3 and 4
by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor
Avengers Assemble!
The Avengers have come to save the day in Volumes 3 and 4 of the hit animated series, now available to own on DVD! Cap, Thor, Iron Man, and the rest of the team must come together to face new threats from Kang The Conqueror, The Masters of Evil, Hydra, and Loki in these Season One adventures.
Xbox 360 Review: Spider-Man: Edge of Time
It’s time to swing into action! Spider-Man: Edge of Time is now available to own on XBox 360, PS3, Wii, and Nintendo 3DS!
by Matt Sernaker, Senior Editor
The action kicks into high gear with our favorite wallcrawler in a follow-up game to Bennox’s 2010 release, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, as he must face off against threats from his own time, not to mention enemies from the far off year of 2099! Luckily, Spidey gets some help from his old friend, Miguel O’Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099. The two heroes must work together to stop an evil mastermind from going back and time and altering history as we know it. Can the two Webheads stop time from unraveling?
Beware of spoilers!
DVD Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
Captain Jack Sparrow has become one of the most iconic characters in film of this decade (even showing up on Saturday Night Live being portrayed by Michael Bolton in a song that shares the same name). There is no denying the hold Jack Sparrow has over audiences. Disney Pictures knows this as well and that’s why they brought ol’ Captain Jack back for yet another outing despite most of the original production crew being gone. Pirates Of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides comes home to DVD to continue the multi-million Pirates movie franchise! The question is: does it hold up to its predecessors’ legacy?
TV Review: Chuck – “Chuck Versus The Zoom” (Advance Review)
Chuck day is finally here!
Fan favorite series Chuck returns to NBC tonight for the first episode in its final season, “Chuck Versus The Zoom”. Following the surprising Season 4 finale, Chuck, Morgan, Sarah, and Casey find that running their own spy business isn’t the easiest thing in the world, even WITH the Intersect at their disposal.
Beware of spoilers!
PS3 Game Review: X-Men: Destiny
Choose your powers. Choose your allies. Choose your destiny.
by Caleb Paullus, Video Game Editor
Choose your limited powers. Choose you allies which don’t really seem to make a difference. Sort of choose your destiny.
That’s really what the tagline should be for the game, but if they did that, it probably wouldn’t sell better than it is. Let me start off by saying I’m a BIG fan of Marvel, but I’m not a fanboy that will fall on my knees, worship and adore anything that has the Marvel name slapped on the package. X-Men: Destiny was a very frustrating game to play.
Firstly, it is not a true RPG: your tech tree for powers is not very advanced. Playing through the game, I expected that leveling up would make a big difference when coming across the same type of bad guys. It really didn’t.
TV Review: The Walking Dead – “Bloodletting” Episode 202 Advance Look
EPISODE 202: “Bloodletting”
Coming to the aid of another, Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get badly needed medical supplies.
by Kevin Gaussoin, Editor-in-Chief
Last weekend The Walking Dead shambled back into our living rooms and our hearts (and braaains). The 90-minute premiere led our group of survivors down the road to ruin, where they hit a dead end. As you no doubt know already, one of their number didn’t return after a zombie chase, and everyone worked together to search. Of course this led to the explosive cliff-hanger ending where a beloved character gets quite a dear surprise.
Beware minor spoilers!