June 2013

Burn Notice – Forget Me Not

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Burn Notice – Forget Me Not
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Burn Notice - Forget Me Not

In the show’s 100th episode Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) returns to Miami with Agent Strong (Jack Coleman) to hunt down the man (Nick Tarabay) jeopardizing nine-month undercover operation but is under strict orders not to allow his friends to know he has returned. He is, however, given permission to talk with a worried Maddie (Sharon Gless) whose questions into his whereabouts have begun to put both his life and his mission in danger.

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Coming Soon

/ / Film News & Trailers
  • Title: 300: Rise of an Empire
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With the distaste of Man of Steel still fresh, I offer up to you the first full-length trailer for the extended video game cut-scene 300 sequel 300: Rise of an Empire produced by Zack Snyder. The sequel centers on the Greek general Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton) and the Greek naval battle with the Persians under the command of Artemesia (Eva Green) and Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro). Jack O’Connell, Andrew Tiernan, Callan Mulvey, Mark Killeen, Andrew Pleavin, and Ashraf Barhom also star. 300: Rise of an Empire opens in theaters August 2nd.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #22

/ / Comics

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #22The battle for control of The Deeper Well and the life of Dawn has begun as Buffy and her rag tag band take on the demon defenders determined not to let the Slayer anywhere near the last refuge of magical energy remaining on the planet. In the midst of the battle Buffy will learn of Xander‘s betrayal as one of Buffy’s oldest friends helps Severin and Simone sneak in the well in hopes that the Siphon can gather enough magical energy to reset the past.

As Buffy and her friends fight for Dawn, and after Xander’s betrayal the fate of the world, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #22 also offers a back-up story involving Spike trying to slow Dawn’s dissapearance by reminding Buffy’s little sister of her life (something which becomes hard to do once Spike realizes he’s starting to forget Dawn, too). It comes a little out of the blue, but their conversation reminds fans of the pair’s odd friendship that begin even before Spike got his soul back.

Although the battle for The Deeper Well is only begun, the issue ends with all the cards on the table and the fate of Dawn growing more desperate by the minute. Worth a look.

[Dark Horse, $2.99]

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Not Exactly Super

/ / Movie Reviews
  • Title: Man of Steel
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Man of SteelWith the box office disappointment of last year’s Green Lantern, the end of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman series, and most of the specifics of 2015’s Justice League still to be determined, DC Comics and Warner Bros. have put all their support behind a new Superman franchise helmed by 300 and Watchmen director Zack Snyder. The result is an often puzzling piece of filmmaking that breaks away from both decades of comic history and the ghost of Richard Donner‘s Superman to create a New 52-ish take on the character (i.e. grittier and largely absent of joy or wonder) that, despite its preponderance of extended action scenes, is one of the most boring super-hero films ever made.

Much like Green Lantern (which is in every measurable way a superior film), Man of Steel decides to redesign its leading man for the silver screen. The muted palette and organic earthy feel of Snyder’s version of Superman’s homeworld of Krypton (where the film’s first 25 minutes takes place) may remind you of Green Lantern‘s version of Oa, but it’s just one of many steps in distancing the character from his rich comic history.

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