Alan Rapp

Secret Six #30

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secret-six-30-coverScandal Savage and Liana decide to arrange Bane‘s first date by hooking him up with one of the other dancers at Liana’s strip club. The results are BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

The Secret Six take on the Doom Patrol in the middle of a river that’s home to a mutated half-man/half-fish creature. And then there’s the story of a full-time loser with nothing is left a destiny by his dying grandfather – a particle cannon and the seed of idea to bring glamor and style back to the world of crime. That, and a secret hideout inside a exploded volcano (which may not be as dormant as he believes).

The first-half of a two-part crossover with the Doom Patrol, this one’s got it all (even a team of sexy parachuting female suicide bombers). Manic action from the first page to the last, writer Gail Simone shoots from both barrels here with both dark humor and the kind of ass kicking only the Secret Six can deliver. Must-read.

[DC $2.99]

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On Love and Suicide

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  • Title: Wristcutters: A Love Story
  • IMDB: link

“Though lovers be lost love shall not; And death shall have no dominion.”
—Dylan Thomas

wristcutters-love-story-posterThe film tells the story of Zia (Patrick Fugit) who committed suicide after losing the love of his life, his girlfriend Desiree (Leslie Bibb).  He finds himself in an afterlife filled with others who have died at their own hands.  It’s a depressing existence, at least until Zia learns that Desiree took her own life a few months after his own suicide and is now living somewhere in this new reality.

With the help of a Russian rocker (Shea Whigham), who made his journey here in one of the most unique ways possible, and a hitchhicker (Shannyn Sossamon) searching for the people in charge, Zia sets off on a road trip trough the desolate landscape to find his true love.

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The Stuff Dreams are Made Of

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  • Title: The Science of Sleep (Science des reves, La)
  • IMDB: link

science-of-sleep-posterWriter/director Michel Gondry‘s film is a wild ride through a uique and fascinating world.  The film exists in two worlds, reality and the dreams of the main character, and sometimes it’s hard to tell which is which.

Promised a creative job by his mother, Stephane (Gael Garcia Bernal) moves back home to the apartment house.  Once there he discovers two things.  The first is the job is nothing more than mindless office work.  The second happens when he meets a young woman who lives across the hall and discovers, to his amazement, he loves her.

Now things are going to get complicated, so stay with me.  Stephane meets his neighbor Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her friend Zoe (Emma de Caunes).

For no real reason the relationship begins in lies.  Stephane, more attracted to Zoe than Stephanie, says he lives across town, and the girls both lie about thier jobs.  Slowly he realizes that it is Stephanie who is the real prize.

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Comic Rack

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It’s a new week so it must be time to talk about comics! Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls. Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we offer you this quick list of all kinds of comic book goodness set to hit comic shops and bookstores this week from all your favorite publishers including DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, BOOM!, Dynamite, Image Comics, and others.

This week includes Atomic Robo Deadly Art of Science, Batgirl, Batman and Robin, Betty, Birds of Prey, Carnage, Deadpool Team-Up, The Flash, G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero, Osborn, Red Robin, Starborn, The Walking Dead, Warlord of Mars, X-Factor, the first issues of Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes, Cinderella: Fables are Forever, Deus Ex, Hack/Slash, Onslaught Unleashed, Power Man and Iron Fist, Sherlock Holmes: Year One, SpongeBob Comics, Star Trek: Infestation, and the final issues of Assassins Creed: The Fall, Hotwire: Deep Cut, and Widowmaker.

Enjoy issue #114

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Valentine’s Week

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Hey folks, it’s that time again where we worship a naked baby archer and give the gift of fattening chocolate treats! We’re just one week away from Valentine’s Day so I’ve scrounged through RazorFine’s backlog to offer you up Valentine’s Day themed posts all week. Over the next four days you’ll see movie and DVD reviews for many different films, some of which you may recognize and some of which you may not, with a couple other odds and ends thrown in as well. That’s right, four days of love, starting today. Enjoy!

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