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I grew up watching Monty Python. Well, not when I was like, 7, but as it became more age appropriate I would stay up catch the reruns on my local PBS station. I wasn’t old enough to see any of the films when they hit theaters, but when Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life had…
For the purposes of this review, Henry The IV Parts 1 and 2 will be considered one play. William Shakespeare has created some of the most timeless stories that to this day are adapted and referenced. That his material still holds the attention of actors and audience alike speaks to his work. The works…
My kids love “Phineas And Ferb” and I rather enjoy it as well. I think it is one of the most clever cartoons in years full of positive energy and humor. When it was announced the boys would be teaming up with some of Marvel’s finest, my kids were extremely excited. True story: We…
No, The Little Mermaid isn’t my favorite Disney film. Actually, I’m not a big fan of a teenage girl running away with a guy she literally barely knows. Then there’s the subtext of changing herself to seek approval instead of being true to herself. Alright, that’s enough. It’s a classic and worth watching, but at…
I could go on and on about the gameplay mechanics of Foul Play, about how it ramps up the difficulty nicely offering up challenge but keeping it from being overly difficult. Perhaps I could wax poetic about how the control scheme harkens back to the days of arcade brawlers but the setting and script give…
It’s been a while since I have played an adventure game, much less one that was as enjoyable as The Raven: Legacy Of A Master Thief. Episodic games are becoming more and more viable, a business model Telltale Games pioneered for the mainstream. While it is still tricky to pull off, The Adventure Company and…
My 10 year old son even likes “Sofia The First” for some reason. I don’t get it. My 8 year old daughter of course likes the show, and my 3 year old will pretty much watch anything we let him. My 6 year old son kind of likes the show but I suspect that’s only…
There’s been a lot of talk about Iron Man 3 being disappointing. Was this really the way to send off Robert Downy Jr. as Tony Stark? Was the plot too self serving? Was it too ridiculous? Was it enough? Was it too much? I liked it. While it wasn’t the actioner previous Iron…
Stinging from the lack of box office success with Big Trouble In Little China John Carpenter returned to his horror/thriller roots with 1987’s Prince Of Darkness. here we get a couple of familiar faces (and John Carpenter alums) Donald Pleasence and Victor Wong leading a cast that includes future Carpenter regular Peter Jason as well…
In a way this is the sort of review that doesn’t need to be written. It’s a George Romero film. It’s Day Of The Dead as a matter of fact, the third in the director’s series of zombie films. While there are six films, the last two are sort of a reboot, so you can…