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Review: ‘Machete Kills’ Starring Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofía Vergara

Posted: October 11, 2013 at 6:22 am   /   Featured, Film, Local, Movie Reviews

Before you go further in this review, I want make sure that you (as a reader) understand that I love the “Grindhouse” style of movies and all of the other styles of film that derived from it. Machete Kills fits seamlessly into that genre.   As a lover of film and most aspects of filmmaking, I […]

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ReviewSTL Podcast Episode 6: Superhero Movies Part 2 – Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Posted: September 20, 2013 at 8:48 am   /   Film, Local, ReviewSTL Podcast

This week on the ReviewSTL podcast, our heroes continue their journey though the Superhero genre of film.  This time, they make a pit stop into the world of everyone’s favorite wall crawler, Marvel’s own (actually Sony owns the film rights, but you get what I mean) The Amazing Spider-Man! Spidey debuted on the big screen […]

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Marvel Announces New Marvel Now Titles, With Free “Catch Up” Digital Codes

Posted: September 9, 2013 at 1:56 pm   /   Comic Books, Local

Marvel has decided to release “All New” titles in their Marvel NOW initiative.  There will be new titles launched as well as existing titles getting “.NOW” numbering (i.e. Avengers #24.NOW).  The titles that are already ongoing will also feature a digital code that will give the reader a bunch of issues from that have already […]

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Comic Review: Forever Evil #1 by Geoff Johns & David Finch

Posted: September 7, 2013 at 2:15 pm   /   Comic Book Reviews, Comic Books, Local

 Forever Evil  Written by Geoff Johns  Art by David Finch & Richard Friend  Colors by Sonia Oback It only took DC two years of the New 52 before they decided that they needed a company wide  crossover.  I give them credit for lasting that long. Spinning out of the events from “Trinity War” (a six […]

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Possible Concept Art for Ben Affleck’s Batman?

Posted: September 4, 2013 at 1:02 pm   /   Local, Movie News

The production of the Man of Steel sequel is set to begin in just a few months.  It was only a matter of time before we started seeing pre-production art work and possible concepts for the new Batman’s gear.  According to Bleeding Cool, this picture by artist Steve Scott (the artist behind the comic adaption […]

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Ben Affleck is Batman in the ‘Man of Steel’ Sequel

Posted: August 23, 2013 at 11:18 am   /   Comic Books, Local, Movie News

The news broke late last night that Academy Award winner, Ben Affleck has been selected to play Bruce Wayne/Batman in Zach Snyder’s “Man of Steel” sequel. If you’ve been following the tumultuous production of the Justice League movie, you would know that Warner Brothers wanted Ben Affleck to direct that massive feature. Affleck turned it […]

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First Look at Spider-Man 2099 in Superior Spider-Man #17

Posted: August 9, 2013 at 1:28 pm   /   Comic Books, Local

  With the time rip from Age of Ultron, Miguel O’Hara will make his Marvel 616 debut in Superior Spider-Man #17.  Here’s the interesting part.  Miguel O’Hara (or Spider-Man 2099) knows that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.  Does this mean that he will know that something is off when he inevitably meets the “Otto Octavius” version?  Is Spider-Man […]

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Zach Snyder to Meet with Frank Miller About the “Man of Steel” Sequel

Posted: August 4, 2013 at 8:53 am   /   Comic Books, Film, Local

Zach Snyder has already adapted two of Frank Miller’s graphic novels, 300 and Snyder is penning the 300 sequel.  So why wouldn’t he talk to Miller about the upcoming Superman/Batman movie?  I mean, Miller did write the knock down, drag out brawl between the two DC icons in The Dark Knight Returns. According to a […]

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Comic Review: Batman/Superman #2 by Greg Pak and Jae Lee

Posted: August 1, 2013 at 8:17 am   /   Comic Book Reviews, Comic Books, Local

Batman/Superman #2 Written by Greg Pak Art by Jae Lee When the New 52 reboot was announced, I was under the impression that the folks in charge would take a similar approach to the reboot back in 1986.  That wasn’t the case.  In 1986 (when the universe was rebooted at the end of Crisis on Infinite […]

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Blu-ray Review – DC Universe Animated Original: ‘The Justice League – The Flashpoint Paradox’

Posted: July 24, 2013 at 7:57 pm   /   Comic Books, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Local

The DC Animated Universe has a pretty solid track record (if you omit Green Lantern: First Flight).  The people in charge are usually able to take the source material to heart and produce some really good animated movies.  For the most part, all of the flicks in the DCU Animated line have been taken from […]

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