super powers
Movie Review: Spider-Man — Into the Spider-Verse
4 stars out of 5 I was confused by the trailer: Was this a kiddie movie? Having seen all the other Spider-Man movies, was I obligated to see this one as well? I mean, it’s a cartoon, right? Although, comic books are cartoons by definition. So maybe this was the preferable way to see a […]
Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp
4 stars out of 5 When the first Ant-Man came out, I was somewhat intrigued. Paul Rudd as a superhero? And yet, not quite intrigued enough to actually go see it. I can only take so many of these movies. Ah, but now Ant-Man and the Wasp was coming out. Intrigued again! Figured I should […]
Movie Review: Avengers — Infinity War
3.5 stars out of 5 Years ago, I heard that phone numbers were seven digits long because the human brain can only handle seven distinct pieces of information at any one time. So how in hell am I supposed to follow what’s going on in Avengers: Infinity War? Sure, as a kid, I loved Marvel […]
Movie Review: Black Panther
4 stars out of 5 I’d heard of Black Panther during my comic-book reading days, but he wasn’t really a big deal back then. Besides, Luke Cage was my black superhero — come on, the guy had a belt made out of a chain! But with everybody in the world saying how great this movie […]
Movie Review: Man of Steel
3 stars out of 5 Humanity is on the brink of devastation, General Zod and his sinister crew are approaching, but we know we are safe when we see that iconic logo: 7-Eleven. Holy crap, the product placement in this movie is over the top: Nikon! Sears! IHOP! For a creative work trying so very […]
I Have Magical X-Ray Powers!
I was at baggage claim at Newark Liberty International Jingleheimer-Schmidt Airport, and I thought to myself, “That’s an amusing sign. I shall photograph it and post it on the blog.” For in its listing of oversized items that could be claimed elsewhere, they’d duct-taped over the first item. And I continued to think, but this […]
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