Why Marvel Studios Doesn’t Need Spider-Man

Its too bad, really. Those are two concepts that would really benefit from the Marvel Studios touch. Thats nice and all, but the thing is…the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesnt need Spider-Man. It doesnt need the Fantastic Four. And it certainly doesnt need the X-Men. Ad content continues below Marvel is making plenty of money on Spider-Man just for waking up in the morning. Spidey generates$1.3 billion in worldwide merchandising revenue....

December 15, 2014 · 1 min · 192 words · Lisa Smith

Destiny: The Dark Below Review

Destiny got its first “big” expansion, The Dark Below, this week. Does it deliver on its promise (and price)? Find out in our review! I dont tend to buy most DLC. Because Im usually of the opinion that a game should be self-contained at its core. You should be able to feel that you spent 8-12 hours on a story campaign full of meaty gameplay. At a hefty $20,The Dark Belowis the first expansion of the game....

December 13, 2014 · 3 min · 436 words · Steven Raymond

The Legend of Korra: Kuvira’s Gambit Review

In a packed episode, The Legend of Korra gave us some nice character moments. Here’s our review… So, this is it. They kidnap Baatar Jr. in an attempt to reason with him. When that fails, they use him as leverage to stop Kuvira. This episode ofThe Legend of Korrawas simply packed, and not in an overstuffed, rushed way. Every scene played out perfectly. I was amazed that there still another to come....

December 13, 2014 · 3 min · 481 words · Jennifer Roberts

Exodus: Gods and Kings Review

And the deity has quite the mission for this lifelong secularist now uncomfortably garbed in shepherds clothing. In other words, just go with it as a Bible story. However, the real strength of the movie comes from a very modern perspective on Moses. Its not scripture, but far more than all the CGI plagues, its riveting. Perhaps puberty kicked in? Less successful is Scotts further attempt to ground Moses with an over reliance on his alluded militarism....

December 12, 2014 · 1 min · 189 words · Dominique Miller

Luke Evans interview: The Hobbit, LEGO

you oughta get your schedule right! I mean thats quite the journey, you know? Yeah I think so, yeah. [Laughs] It was slightly, yeah! Ah you never can tell! Always best to go out with a fight! And how was the amount of green screen work you had to do? You had a lot of human co-stars and companions, but was there still a lot of it? Yeah I had loads!...

December 12, 2014 · 2 min · 399 words · Daniel Bray

The Hobbit: Farewell and thank you to Middle-earth

In this era the idea ofThe Lord Of The RingsandTheHobbitas we know and love them are inconceivable. The vision of Jackson and his co-conspirators Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens was extraordinary. Hitherto, Jackson was renowned as a cult lo-fi splatstick auteur. The Lord Of The Ringsushered in a new popular approach to franchise building. I am one of those people and Middle Earth has come to mean a lot to me....

December 12, 2014 · 2 min · 231 words · Jessica Cox

Arrow: The Climb review

Arrow did it all this week. Ra’s al Ghul. Here’s Mike’s review… ThisArrowreview contains spoilers. Sometimes its the little things that make me love this show. Tonight it was Ollie dodging an arrow from a League of Shadows goon in the opening. Little did I know, that was only the beginning. I honestly cant believe the maturity ofArrowand its little brother show,The Flash. And what did both of these shows do?...

December 11, 2014 · 3 min · 517 words · Cory Proctor

Chris Rock and Top Five Cast Talk Comedy vs. Drama

Chris Rock and his cast are well aware thatTop Fiveworks. You know its weirdI made this moviejustlike my stand up, Rock said to the room full of journalists. I used to have a movie process and a stand up process. These are the jokes for the movie, and I had a whole other file for stand up. I put it altogether, and I workshopped it a long time, like I do my stand up....

December 11, 2014 · 3 min · 428 words · Tina Nguyen

Sega vs Nintendo: A 90s Tale of Two Consoles

Forget the Xbox and the Playstation. You with your Xbox Threes and your Playstation 360s, quibbling over how many p your console can do. Xbox only does 900p, Playstation does 1080p. The difference is literally 1.80. Every console ever made is inferior to the Sega Mega Drive, for only it has Blast Processing. Imagine the early 80s. And so against Nintendo struck back Sega with its Master System. Also, it looked a bit a novelty desk tidy....

December 11, 2014 · 3 min · 596 words · Kristina Murray

Doctor Who Christmas Special 2014: Nick Frost interview

He is Ho ho ho!, if I can say that. I wanted to do him slightly differently. I think that Ho ho ho! Hes a bit like De Niro inMean Streets. Hes funny, hes kind of flirty and charming with Clara. And we never know why. Its never remarked upon but from the get-go, theyre kind of at each others throats. Ad content continues below Which is great, cos you think, Why did this happen?...

December 10, 2014 · 2 min · 383 words · Amanda Rice

Is the Star Trek Franchise in Trouble?

Star Trek 3is in the midst of some upheaval. Again, exceptional by Trek standards, but an immediate indicator of diminishing returns on the newly-rebooted series. If reports are true, itsscript difficulties that have lowered shieldsonStar Trek 3. There are reports of a go home, start over situation for the film. Thats fine, as Star Trek really should stop looking backwards. If Treks future doesnt lie in films (unlikely as this may sound), where does it?...

December 10, 2014 · 1 min · 195 words · Deborah Wise

John Cleese interview: Clockwise, Muppets, writing, stand-up

Heres how it went… Can we start with the predictable stuff first? I always wonder this when anyone writes an autobiography: why do it? Why put your life down in a book, who is it for, and did you enjoy it? Well, lets go backwards on that. Yes, I enjoyed it very much. Who is it for me? Even if its been varied. You see what I mean? Ad content continues below...

December 10, 2014 · 7 min · 1346 words · Lawrence Nguyen

Sons of Anarchy Series Finale Review: Papa’s Goods

The long, winding, and bloody road of Sons of Anarchy has come to an end. It’s time to see where Jax ends up…. Here we are: the end of the road. Seven seasons leading up to this episode. But where did that leave Jax? His mothers son: committed to the mayhem dictated by an outlaw lifestyle? In the end, its Tara who wins. Still, isnt that where you tell kids that animals go when they die?...

December 10, 2014 · 3 min · 430 words · Kevin Reed