Shutter Island

Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel “Shutter Island” is a successful mystery thriller, with a great lead turn by Leonardo DiCaprio and a plot that brings some originality to a potentially tired idea. DiCaprio plays Teddy Daniels, a U.S. Marshall sent to Shutter Island to investigate the disappearance of one of the inmates […]

The Cove

This documentary on the dolphin slaughter in Taijii, Japan is an informative and eye opening story that is all together thrilling and exciting as the attempts to get footage of the slaughter in the cove unfolds. What started as an ocean degradation documentary by Louie Psihoyos and members of the Ocean Preservation Society (OPS) quickly […]

Q&A Review – Mass Effect 2

Below you will find a Q&A between Lauren and myself in which we had a casual conversation over Mass Effect 2 and what we liked and disliked about the game, or expectations going in, and our outlook on the future of the series. So take a look if you are a fan of the series […]

LOST: Season 6 Episode 6.4 – The Substitute – Review

The Substitute, the fourth episode of the final season of LOST has firmly righted the ship after an average episode three and not only answered one of the biggest questions in the LOST lore but added so much intrigue to the numbers that you can’t help but get excited. The flash sideways followed John Locke […]

Perfect Dark goes online w/multiplayer on XBOX Live

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! This is the most amazing news ever, I am going to loose myself to this damn thing. Check out some articles from Kotaku and IGN for hands on impressions, it will only cost 800 MS Points ($10) and might get future DLC in the way of maps and weapons if it does […]

The Wolfman

The Wolfman took a long and rough road to the screen and the results are a rather poor to mixed affair that lacks direction, plot, and quality acting from a talented group of filmmakers. The film follows the return home of one, Lawrence Talbot, who is summoned back to his family’s estate after learning of […]

LOST: Season 6 – Episode 6.3 – What Kate Does – Review

So, episode 3 (the premiere while one episode counted as two) of the final season of LOST doesn’t fire on all cylinders like the premiere and even induces a couple of head scratches (and not the good ones) along the way. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spoilers  Ahead !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The title would have you believe that this is a […]

Lost Season 6 Premiere Review – What the What?

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    Note: If you have not watched the episode yet, there are spoilers ahead! So, I am already ready to anoint this alternate universe(?) enhanced season premiere of LOST into my top five favorite episodes and am incredibly intrigued at the possibilities of this new thematic device being introduced to show. […]

List of 2010 Academy Award Nominees

Hey there, the Oscar Nominations are out and I thought I would post them here and share some thoughts on them.  Enjoy and let me know what you think. And if you want to see if you can pick the Oscars better than me, join my group and you can make your picks and change […]

Edge of Darkness

Mel Gibson with Martin Campbell returns from a long drought of staring in a picture with the revenge thriller Edge of Darkness which allows Gibson to do some nice work but falls flat pretty much everywhere else. Gibson plays Craven, a Boston police detective, whose daughter almost instantly upon her return home for a visit […]