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Saturday, October 5, 2019

October Releases

October Releases
 

Better late than never.

October brings the heavy Halloween hitters to the box office brawl, not least of which is Warner Bros.'s foray into the dark side of the DC universe with the American premiere of Joker, an experimental first salvo into a proposed line of superhero films with indie sensibilities. If you're looking for monster clowns of a different shade, there's Wrinkle the Clown, an...odd, documentary about a Florida retiree who for a fee will don an unnervingly creepy clown mask and scare rambunctious rugrats straight - and no doubt, gift them with a good helping of life-long coulrophobia.  The animated film version of The Addams Family will debut later this month as well, bringing a Tim Burton-esque vibe to the classic monster family, while Breaking Bad fans dust off their beakers and snappy Heisenberg one-liners in preparation for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, a continuation of the groundbreaking series following show deuteragonist Jesse Pinkman as he struggles to claw his way out from the muck of his past deeds.

The small screen sees the return of many TV favorites - like Riverdale, The Flash, and 'verse progenitor Arrow's much-anticipated swan song - along with a few newcomers.  Ruby Rose will reprise her role as the Arrowverse version of the controversial Batwoman in the CW's latest superhero addition, while HBO sets about the herculean task of adapting the legendary Alan Moore's magnum opus Watchmen into an extended series.

For these releases and more across mass media, follow the links below, as always: 


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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

May Releases

May Releases




May's here, and it's bringing more than flowers this time.  After the big superhero stink kicked up by last month's Infinity War, many fans are ready to settle down a bit and laugh with everyone's favorite R-rated "hero" in his second film showing, Deadpool 2.  Other big news is Star Wars's nostalgia grasp examination of the early life of arguably its most famous icon, the late great Han Solo.  Other debuts include a gender-flipped version of the 1987 classic Overboard, and Melissa McCarthy's single-mom comeback tale in Life of the Party.

On television, May 6th brings new STARZ dramedy Vida about two estranged Mexican-American sisters returning to Los Angeles to bury their deceased mother, only to discover that she had a few buried secrets of her own.  

In the world of video games, the long-awaited launch of the full release of Conan: Exiles will hit the nexus of platforms come May 8th.  This brutal survival game with multiplayer options caused a bit of a stir with its early access launch last year, but now gamers will get the full monty (in more ways than one) as they trek across the open-world madness of the Barbarian's storied homeland.

For more info on these programs and more, follow the links below:




Movies

Games



Television

See you at the movies! 

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

September Releases


September Releases






Hello, folks!  Sorry for the long absence; I've been working on a story that's commandeered my attention for the last month or so.  But rest assured that the reviews will be back on schedule real soon, but until then, have a look at Fall's early offerings:

Movies

Television

Games

Music

Books

See you at the movies!
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

New Beginnings

A greeting to all, and welcome.  The name’s SpiderG, and I’m here to commemorate the long-overdue resurrection of this blog.  You see,  I carved out this little corner of the Internet five years back as a storehouse for my writings.  Poetry, short stories, philosophical diatribes...I was hellbent on painting the world with prose and letters.

As the date on the last post painfully shows, that didn’t go over so well.

School, work, and writing for other avenues soon took up my time, and unfortunately the blog fell into disuse.  But I never really forgot about it, so after some serious thinking (and a swift but loving kick in the pants from a good friend) I’ve decided to completely restructure it in accordance to one of my favorite hobbies - critiquing mass media.

So now that my sorry tale of neglect is out of the way, here’s what you can expect:

Entertainment News & Reviews

The blog’s bread and butter.  I do everything: big budget new releases, pilots, notable episodes of hit TV series, and important documentaries, as well as indie and foreign films I think you REALLY need to see.  I’m a bit of a media omnivore, though, so don’t be surprised if the occasional video game, theater piece, or novel passes under my scrutiny.  I try to catch the movies “fresh” whenever possible, so be sure to visit my tumblr for pictures, audience interviews, and the general shakedown on life as a theater hopper.

Media Analysis

If you’ve ever been moved by a gorgeous slice of cinema, intrigued by a game’s symbolism, or even just had the good fortune to come across a “very special episode” done right, then you probably understand the need to lay your mind out onto a page and really peg down what is was that made it click.  Thus, every once in a while I’ll write an in-depth article focused on a well-done, galvanizing, or otherwise insanely popular work of art and try to tease out the root of its power.  The goal, basically, is to understand what worked (or didn’t work), why it worked, and (I hope) how to make it work better.  

So there you have it.  I’ll make more posts as the days pass, but until then, take care, and I’ll see you at the movies
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