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Exposed to radioactive films early on, Marco Chacon has gained proportional strength and agility, though it hasn't been useful. On the internet, opinions hold sway over facts, and Marco is no exception, often possessing multiple, conflicting views. Marco is also the author of the JAGS Roleplaying Gaming System.

A Christmas Story

Dec 27, 2007

The Christmas movie can get away with sappiness in a way that most other family-friendly movies can't. It's okay to have peace-on-earth and goodwill to all men as your message if you also have a Chris...

Full Review | Grade: A

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Dec 27, 2007

It's hard to judge Alien vs. Predator - Requiem. On one hand the human characters are forgettable, the plot fairly absurd, and the movie, as a horror show simply a kinetic gore-fest. On the other hand...

Full Review | Grade: C

Beowulf

Dec 13, 2007

There is more Beowulf than you might think. There are no fewer than four movies in IMDB with exact-matches to Beowulf in their title. That's not including The 13th Warrior that mi...

Full Review | Grade: C

The Golden Compass

Dec 04, 2007

Canada is forward thinking: their politics are more progressive, their environmental discipline is more advanced, and their movie sneak previews are a week ahead.In the UK, the book wa...

Full Review | Grade: B

No Country For Old Men

Nov 24, 2007

The title comes from WB Yeats Sailing to Byzantium (a poem about growing old). It's a bit of the ultra violence based on...

Full Review | Grade: B

Stardust

Nov 14, 2007

Gaiman knows how to work a fantasy world with an internal logic and this carries through into the shorter, tighter movie script.

Full Review | Grade: B

Shooter

Nov 01, 2007

The list of "sniper" movies runs the gamut from the obligatory 1993 Sniper where the euphonious character is a Zen Buddhist principled sold...

Full Review | Grade: B

We Own The Night

Oct 31, 2007

There was precious little owning of the night, to be honest. In fact, a large part of the movie was not shot at night. If anything got owned for sure it was my $8.50.We Own The Night s...

Full Review | Grade: C

Transformers

Jul 09, 2007

I missed the 1984 TV show by about 5 years: being in high school placed me outside the zone where I'd watch it. I was aware of it though: a Saturday-morning cartoon featuring overly literal n...

Full Review | Grade: B

1408

Jul 09, 2007

I was introduced to 1408 in the audio-book collection Blood and Smoke, three stories by Stephen King that vaguely, barely, relate to death and smoking ... as in ... they have a cigar...

Full Review | Grade: B