Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Legend of Kuro Kabuto

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  • Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Legend of Kuro Kabuto
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Legend of Kuro Kabuto

When master thief Anton Zeck (J.B. Smoove) is hired by Steranko (Fred Tatasciore) to steal the Shredder‘s (Kevin Michael Richardson) helmet the ensuing chaos creates an opportunity for the Turtles to save Karai (Kelly Hu). Although his brothers are less than convinced that Karai is worth saving, Leonardo (Jason Biggs) leads the team into action as they attempt to keep the helmet away from both the high-tech thief and an assortment of enemies including Tiger Claw (Eric Bauza), Rhazar (Clancy Brown), Fishface (Christian Lanz), and the mutated Baxter Stockman.

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All-New X-Men #28

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All-New X-Men #28The X-Men’s battle with Xavier and the Future Brotherhood of Mutants continues as the son of Charles Xavier sets his sights on Jean Grey believing her death will pave the way for Xavier to wipe out the X-Men once and for all.

Intercut through the various battle scenes with the school and Jean Grey’s mind, we’re given future flashbacks involving Xavier recruiting the Beast to his cause and explaining his hatred of the X-Men. It seems Xavier believes their continued existence after Professor X’s death is a mockery rather than a memorial to their former teacher (which honestly makes Xavier come off more like a whiny emo punk than kick-as super-villain).

Faced with a serious threat in Xavier and his team, All New X-Men #28 continues the trend of showcasing Jean Grey as the pivotal figure on the team whose power continues to surprise even those who know her all too well. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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Continuum – 3 Minutes to Midnight

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Continuum - 3 Minutes to Midnight

“3 Minutes to Midnight” offers answers and revelations to several characters but no one likes what they learn. Discovering Brad (Ryan Robbins) is missing, Kiera (Rachel Nichols) beings searching for her John Doe time traveler whose memories of his past are slowly returning. By the end of the episode both Kiera and Liber8 will know the truth about Brad and his alternate dystopian future of what Liber8’s “winning” truly looks like. Captured and tortured by Liber8 alongside Kiera, the truth of Brad’s story does far more damage to the terrorists’ movement than any action the Protector has taken over the past three seasons.

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Wander Over Yonder – The Tourist

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  • Title: Wander Over Yonder – The Tourist
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Wander Over Yonder - The Tourist

Wander‘s (Jack McBrayer) joy over meeting another tourist who has visited as just as many worlds soon turns to jealousy when he discovers the old woman named Trudy has seen sights he and Sylvia (April Winchell) have not yet witnessed. Forcing Sylvia to leave the comfort of their relaxing vacation, Wander gets into a competition with Trudy to see catch up on as many sights as possible. Offering a mad dash across the universe, the episode squeezes in short glimpses of several worlds before Wander learns a valuable lesson.

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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

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  • Title: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
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Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitPulled from it’s plumb Christmas Day scheduled release date to be dumped in the middle of the graveyard of January and February, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit came and went without much fanfare. Although pulling in more than $135 million worldwide the movie underachieved based on its original planned release and met with mixed reaction from both critics and fans.

Rebooting the long-dominant Jack Ryan series, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit cast Chris Pine in the role of Jack Ryan. I enjoyed the film, and found it more memorable than either of Harrison Ford‘s offerings or the Ben Affleck 2002 attempt to reboot the franchise.

Bringing in Keira Knightley as Ryan’s girlfriend, Kevin Costner as his CIA mentor, and Kenneth Branagh to do double duty both as the film’s villain and director, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit offers a solid cast for an old school thriller.

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