Category — *Action

QUANTUM OF SOLACE: The Good, the Bad, and Ominous

This hit the screens a couple of weeks ago in Britain, and I understand it just has just come out in the US. It has the distinction of being the first James Bond film I was actually excited to …

November 16, 2008   7 Comments

The trainwreck that was Robin Hood Series Two

Jennifer Kesler

This review will contain spoilers through the end of Robin Hood Series Two.

Let me state for the record: the artistic problems with Robin Hood are too numerous and hilarious for a mere sidenote in …

August 3, 2008   11 Comments

Burn Notice’s Fiona kicks ass

Jennifer Kesler

I love Burn Notice. I love the style of it, with Michael’s dry narration, often over a frozen snapshot of the action scene, making us his confidant. I love Sharon Gless playing a real …

August 1, 2008   9 Comments

The Dark Knight: Argh! (Major Spoilers)

In most ways, The Dark Knight is a truly spectacular film. It is certainly the best Batman film ever made (better even than the animated Mask of the Phantasm), and one of the best superhero movies ever made. Almost every …

July 19, 2008   54 Comments

Justice League: Hawkgirl (Major Season 2 Spoilers)

Hawkgirl, a.k.a. Shayera Hol, is my favorite character on Justice League. Why can be summed up with two quotes:

When a team she’s leading runs into Lex Luthor and company:
We going to do this the hard way, Lex? Please say yes.
Another …

July 18, 2008   5 Comments

One Bright Spot in Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth was an extremely amusing movie, but not a very good one. However, aside from exceeding at pure silliness and cool visuals, it got one thing pretty much right: the character of mountain guide …

July 12, 2008   4 Comments

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Major Spoilers)

Hellboy II: The Golden Army is another visual masterpiece from Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola, but like its predecessor it falls down when in comes to its female characters.

In the first film, Liz Sherman’s role as a dangerous, …

July 12, 2008   14 Comments

there was NOT enough Angelina Jolie in this movie to make it worth my 9 dollars. :(

Maria

Wanted wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

This isn’t saying much.

Basically, the premise is that our guy Wesley is a loser. He works in a cubicle, has anxiety attacks, knows he’s being cheated on, AND has to deal …

July 2, 2008   17 Comments

Female characters exist to promote male leads for network profits

Jennifer Kesler

This article began as a quick note on something we discussed about Robin Hood a while ago, but turned into an in-depth explanation for why the Mo Movie Measure test is so rarely passed by TV and film. It contains …

June 27, 2008   40 Comments

Justice League: Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is easily the most recognized female superhero out there, and yet how many people can tell you anything about her except that she was protrayed by Lynda Carter in the 70s TV show? The producers of Justice League …

June 8, 2008   4 Comments