First, it was a bestselling series of real-time strategy games. Then, it became one of the hottest online role-playing games in history. It was further immortalized in an episode of South Park. Now, the story of Warcraft hits the big screen, in a CG-fueled extravaganza of hammer-smashing, sword-swinging, and magic a-blazing. And how does it fare? Well, as someone who (shockingly, I’ll admit)...[Read More]
Ever since I was a kid, I have loved Japanese monster films. They played a big role in developing my love of cinema, and I consider the original Godzilla (1954) one of the finest examples of allegorical science-fiction in film history. And for almost a decade now, I’ve loved the films of Guillermo del Toro, the Mexican filmmaker who previously brought us Cronos (1993), Mimic (1997), The Devi...[Read More]
Memorial Day weekend is always one of the prime release spots in the summer movie season, and this year there are three films coming out this holiday weekend – The Hangover Part III, Epic, and Fast & Furious 6 – none of which I care one whit about. Instead, I plan to finally see Star Trek Into Darkness, which I missed this past weekend. And speaking of movies I do care about, this week’s...[Read More]