Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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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.

Surrogates

Jan 30, 2010

Surrogates is a decent action film and a good try at a serious sci-fi movie. It doesn't move into the classic zone in any of its categories, but it is a great try for all of them.

Full Review | Grade: B

Fame

Jan 26, 2010

Considering that Frame was just re-made, this is a timely point for a Blu-Ray release of the 1980 hit musical because it is now an oldie classic. Viewers who think they vaguely remember it...

Full Review | Grade: B

Pandorum

Jan 21, 2010

Alien, now three decades old, still sets the standard for sci-fi horror. We can see that in Pandorum's opening scenes when Dennis Quaid "slooowly" comes out of hyper-sleep...

Full Review | Grade: C

Magnolia

Jan 19, 2010

Paul Thomas Anderson's epic, Magnolia features an ensemble cast (Tom Cruise, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, and others) who share interlocking lives in a Byzantine plot. Magnolia takes 188 minut...

Full Review | Grade: C

Book of Eli

Jan 17, 2010

I read The Road and determined from the reviews that the reasonably well made, fairly faithful movie version was simply not at the top of my to-do list. I think it was Slate's headline: 'Prepa...

Full Review | Grade: B

Fringe: The Complete First Season

Jan 15, 2010

Fringe seems to be JJ Abram's answer to The X-Files. The lessons from the X-Files were: (a) if you have FBI agents with chemistry, you have the basis for a science fiction show,...

Full Review | Grade: B

Avatar

Dec 19, 2009

It turns out you cannot count James Cameron out. It appeared kind of telling that the trailers for the movie had to tell you who this guy was and why we sho...

Full Review | Grade: B

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Ultimate Edition)

Dec 16, 2009

As we have almost now come to the end of the Potter films and have passed the end of the books where we learned all of the secrets, e.g. Rowling's assertion that Dumbledore was gay, we a...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Dec 01, 2009

New Moon is one of those movies for which the plot is almost superfluous. If you are a fan of Twilight, you more or less know it. If you are not, you probably do not care. How...

Full Review | Grade: B

Planet 51

Nov 30, 2009

Modern animation has benefited from two relatively recent technologies -- cheap computer animation and 3D. While the latter could be considered a gimmick (especially if the glasses give you a hea...

Full Review | Grade: C