Spindrift: Black Mass
After seeing Black Mass, I was left with a couple things: disappointment, surprise that the movie had ended, and confusion on how the acting good be so good and yet have a very dull movie….
Tripping the Light Voyage, Part 1: What Fantastic Four Movies Keep Getting Wrong
I’ve watched four feature films with the title ‘Fantastic Four.’ Here they are, by the numbers: 3 were released in theaters. All of those with wide release were produced by Fox Studios. 1 was done…
Spindrift: Jon Favreau’s Jungle Book
The first trailer for Jon Favreau’s Jungle Book remake came out Monday. I loved the first one as a kid and it still holds up today. The new Jungle Book takes a very different direction…
Spindrift: American Ultra and Southpaw
I saw American Ultra this week. I didn’t expect anything amazing from this movie but I wanted a good time… and I got it. Jesse Eisenberg, as always, did a good job, but the surprise…
Spindrift: Why I Like Watching Other People Play Video Games
If you haven’t heard, Jimmy Kimmel posted a YouTube video making fun of gamers who watch other people play video games. The video was their most disliked of all time on YouTube and a couple…
Spindrift: Big News for Middle Earth
Some big news was announced today for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies! The extended version of the movie will be rated R! We have never had this high of a rating on…
How Resnik Wants his Geek Cinema…
Resnik here. So, to the comic geek, Iron Man was no surprise to be made a masterpiece. He is a founding Avenger with a rich history and excellent stories to take from. I wouldn’t exactly…
Spindrift: D23
Disney showcased such a large lineup of movies coming out in the future, that I can’t help but get excited. From things like Toy Story 4 to Star Wars there’s so much to talk about….
Spindrift: True Detective and Fantastic Four
I’ve got two things that I want to talk about this week. The first being the second season of True Detective, and the second being the new Fantastic Four reboot. Let’s start with True Detective….
Gender, and It’s Relevant Place in Comics.
Resnik here… I look through my Facebook news stream, and what do I see? A comic blog posted about Grant Morrison and his new take on Wonder Woman. At first, I wanted to know, because…