When I look back at my time watching the films in 2011, I can’t deny that I’ve had a terrific experience these past 12 months. While I feel like the year might have been devoid of the sort of transcendent movie or game changer the likes of Avatar or The Dark Knight or Inception, we’ve been luc »»
Hey there folks and welcome back! I know it’s been forever since I put one of these out, but real life has been pretty overwhelming lately. My longtime girlfriend of 14 years finally made me an honest man and I couldn’t be happier about it. Unfortunately, our wedding wasn’t just something I co »»
Hey folks! Welcome back and first things first, I‘d like to offer an apology. I’ve been so busy with projects and work that it’s been fairly tough to get any writing done, and even my Badass list took way too long to get through this year, and I’m t »»
Alright folks, this is it! I finally got to finish this year’s list and there’s a lot to get to so let’s not waste any time. To see numbers 25 through 10 again, check out Part 1 and Part 2. The Badasses of 2010, Part III 9. Park Do-won, played by Woo-sung Jung – The Good, The Ba »»
Hey folks, March is upon us and so far I’ve had a pretty good time when I’ve actually had the time to go to the movies this year, but hopefully things are about to really step up a notch. It definitely wasn’t perfect, but I still kind of dug The Green Hornet, and I especially loved Jay Chou’ »»
In regards to 2010’s best of lists and year-end awards, I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the quality of the movies we ended up getting last year as a whole. While I’ll be the first to admit that not all of 2010’s offerings were shining examples of great cinema, and that the past year did »»
Happy new year everybody! Hope everyone had a good one. We’ve got a lot of stuff to get to this week so let’s get to it… Badass of the Month – December 2010 Rueben “Rooster” Cogburn, played by Jeff Bridges– True Grit At first glance, Rooster Cogburn may not seem the type t »»
Reflecting back on 2010, it’s been a hell of a year for Asian Cinema. As a guy that’s usually playing a lot of catch-up when it comes to getting to see all foreign imports in a year, I finally felt like I was ahead of the curve these past 12 months, and other than one or two significant releases »»
Even before the recent release of The Killing Machine, I think it would be easy to call 2010 a successful year for action legend Dolph Lundgren. Sure, Entertainment Weekly isn’t going to pronounce him “Entertainer of the Year” anytime soon, but quietly Lundgren is making a nice little come »»
If you’ve been paying attention to the last few releases from DC Animation, you may have noticed the inclusion of new animated shorts from director Joaquim Dos Santos (G.I. Joe: Resolute) that have accompanied feature length films such as Batman: Under the Red Hood and Superma »»
It would be really easy to have trepidations about watching this ninth and penultimate season of Smallville. While the show has consistently stayed at least a mildly entertaining diversion for its entire run, calling anything past the fourth season of the series great would be a to »»
Hello folks and welcome to October! 2010 just keeps flying by, with this year’s summer movies a distant memory and the Christmas season getting closer and closer. I honestly can’t keep up with the tide of movies and it’s unfortunately reflected in my output with this column, but I’m trucking »»
Welcome back folks. I know this should have come out last week, but I really wanted to get all my thoughts together on this before putting this column out. Thankfully, after nearly two years, The Expendables has hit theaters and brought its brand of mayhem to the masses. My thoughts on the movie a »»
A lot of column to get to this week folks, so no time for a long preamble, let’s just get to it! Rob’s Favorite Comic-Con Moments, Part 2 5. The Visionaries Going into this year, a panel that had a lot to live up to for me was the 2nd annual Visionaries panel, which again was put togethe »»
Yes, yes, I know. Some of the best and most bad-ass films of the entire summer have been released in the last few weeks. Personally, I really dug the crap out of Predators and thought Inception was a mind-blowing masterpiece that reminded me why I loved movies in the first place. On the other hand, »»
Going into Comic-Con 2011 I’d heard a lot about how this year was going to be a lot more low-key. Apparently, movie studios were staying away in droves and Comic-con was going back to its roots with none of the glitz and glam that had infected this hallowed event and made it too mainstream. How da »»
Hey everyone and welcome to summer 2011! I know my last column wasn’t a particularly positive one, but I’ve got to tell you that as of this moment I’m pretty stoked about getting the summer kicked off and I’m trying really hard to be optimistic. A big reason for that has been the positive wo »»
Over the last decade or so, Korean cinema has been producing cult movies at such a high level that it’s become nearly impossible not to get excited when the next big import hits American screens. Much like the work Hong Kong cinema was producing in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the flicks coming out »»
When Grant Morrison wrote his 12-Issue series All-Star Superman with artist Frank Quitely from 2005-08, he didn’t just set out to tell a Superman story, he set out to tell THE Superman story. The series was not a tale encumbered by continuity or nitpicky details, but instead strove to be a sag »»
Upon first glance, it’s easy to see why Highlander became such a cult phenomenon that spawned three theatrical sequels, a live-action TV series, and an animated TV series. The film’s mythology about a race of immortals, sword fighting to the death until “there can only be one” is an intr »»
With 2010 in the books I’m looking forward to what we’ve got coming up this year, from Spielberg and Scorsese stretching their muscles a bit, to the next generation of film makers trying to step up and fill their shoes. I’m stoked about more superheroes hitting the big screen, some good old-fa »»
A year like 2010 reminds me of why I began loving movies in the first place. ‘80s action was back in a big way, one of the biggest films of the year was also one of the smartest science fiction films I’ve ever seen, the Coen Bros decided to forgo their usual pseudo-Western in favor of a full on »»
Welcome to the 2010 home stretch folks and we’re nearing the end of one of the weirdest cinematic years I’ve experienced in some time. I’m starting to really get a handle on these upcoming top 10 and Badasses of the Year lists, but they’re both really all over the place and that speaks to th »»
So to be honest with you folks, I was really disappointed with how October went this past year when it came to getting the chance to watch and write about horror films. Whether it was an over abundance of work or personal issues keeping me busy, I just didn’t get to spend time with these movies th »»
To be honest, my hopes were not terribly high that DC’s new animated feature Superman/Batman: Apocalypse was going to be very good. A sequel of sorts to the recent Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, both films are adaptations of graphic novels by writer Jeph Loeb, a fan favorite kn »»
So I hope everyone out there is having a great October. Mine has been has a little frustrating, as I really haven’t gotten to spend as much time with my usual lineup of horror films as I have in years past, but I’m trying desperately to ramp things up here for this last week. This is the one tim »»
A lot to get to this week, but first, a little catch-up… Badass of the Month – August 2010 Lee Christmas, played by Jason Statham – The Expendables This is the first year I’ve started doing a running tally of BOTM, and while we’ve had some months with clear cut winners, a lot of »»
There has to be a ton of pressure on creators like Bruce Timm and his team of film-makers working over at Warner Bros. Animation. Not only do they have to live up to the expectations from fans of the DC Universe with every movie they put out, but there has to be an enormous amount of pres »»
Before I get started, I’m really sorry this took so long to get posted. I didn’t have a computer with me in San Diego (technically, I was on vacation, but it also didn’t end up being feasible for me to take the only computer in my house with me), and reports from my iPhone weren’t exactly ab »»
Just as Hollywood tends to go in cycles, whether it be the recent love for superhero films or the ‘90s glut of Pulp Fiction-style crime movies or the sci-fi/fantasy pictures of the 1980s, the Hong Kong movie industry also tends to make its films in waves. Sure, martial arts films will a »»
