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A Fun Star Trek Into Darkness

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Orren

  J.J. Abrams and company may call this movie Star Trek Into Darkness but don’t let the title fool you—this is a flashy, fun roller coaster ride. It is absolutely beautiful—the images of 23rd century London and San Francisco are stunning, … Continue reading →

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Iron Man: The third time’s a charm

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Orren

  Last night, we saw Iron Man 3 in glorious 2D (I doubt we ever will be truly sold on 3D…sorry major studios). And it was thoroughly enjoyable. It was definitely a more coherent and cohesive movie than Iron Man … Continue reading →

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Are We Ready For The Man Of Steel?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Orren

Warner Brothers has released a new trailer for their forthcoming Superman movie, Man Of Steel: I think this is the best trailer so far. As silly as it may be for a grown man to say, when done right I … Continue reading →

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The Aisle seat is open: Goodbye Roger Ebert

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Orren

I’ve never paid close attention to movie reviews. Probably because the movies I like tend to be “review proof” movies like action, adventure, superhero, fantasy, and science-fiction films. And by review proof I mean two things. First, the films have … Continue reading →

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You can preorder Superman…and a Hobbit!

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Orren

Time for me to wax ecstatic about some blu-rays I’m excited about, that are now available for pre-order:   My love of the DCU Animated movies is by now legend. As is my love of good superman stories. This is … Continue reading →

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New Iron Man 3 Trailer

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Orren

Yup. I’m excited. I’ll be seeing it. (Not in 3D though).

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I would see this movie in a red hot minute

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Orren

I would absolutely go see this movie: It looks excellent on so many levels. First of all, it brings Princess Diana back to her roots—not her comic book Greek mythology roots, but to her comic origin as a WWII superhero. … Continue reading →

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A new Star Trek Into Darkness teaser

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Orren

Paramount debuted the full, complete Star Trek Into Darkness trailer before screenings of The Hobbit 3D this weekend. For the rest of us, this is our first look: The trailer certainly does give the impression they are trekking into darkness, … Continue reading →

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Trailer of Steel

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Orren

Warner Brothers has released the trailer for the forthcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel on the Interwebs today. Without further ado: Superman was my first comic superhero when I was a kid, and I make no apologies for still loving … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Into An Announcement (trailer)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Orren

Anyone who reads my ramblings knows I’m a big Star Trek fan. So I was happy to hear that a full trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness (not a great title, in my opinion) would be preceding The Hobbit—a movie … Continue reading →

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