Ho’onani Makuakane

  • Title: Hawaii Five-0 – Ho’onani Makuakane
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Hawaii Five-0 - Ho'onani Makuakane

The latest episode of Hawaii Five-0 examines one of the ugliest parts of American history in the forced internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII. Following an anniversary honoring the survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) stops the murder of a World War II veteran (Jack Axelrod) by a Korean War veteran (James Saito) who claims the soldier killed his father 70 years ago in the Honouliuli Internment Camp over a priceless family heirloom.

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Astro City #7

Astro City #7Although the comic begins with the perspective of a young boy badly beaten looking for help, Astro City #7 is the first issue of new series to focus primarily on heroes rather than that normal people whose lives are affected by them. The new four-issue arc finds Winged Victory under attack by super-villains who are claiming that the heroine and protector of women is actually the brains behind their entire operation.

While offering both an origin story for the hero as well as a glimpse of her romantic relationship with the Samaritan, the comic explains how public perception of the heroine, and lack of trust in her, could very well spell the end of her career.

The focus may be different than the adventures we’ve gotten so far, but the storytelling is still just as good. Given what we’ve already seen over six issues I’d expect the role of the battered young boy to play a larger role in the story than we’ve seen so far, as will The Confessor who makes an appearance in the comic’s final panel. Worth a look.

[Vertigo, $3.99]

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Nikita – Pay-Off

  • Title: Nikita – Pay-Off
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“Did you really think it would end with either of us winning?”

Nikita - Pay-Off

With Nikita (Maggie Q), Michael (Shane West), Ryan (Noah Bean), and Birkhoff (Aaron Stanford) in Pakistan attermpting to stop WWIII and Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) and Sam (Devon Sawa) in Switzerland attempting to access the only non-frozen assets of the Udinov fortune, Nikita and her team are offered a deal by Jones (David S. Lee). Although they don’t agree to call-off their operation, The Shop does offer to fake the lives of Nikita and her entire team, allowing them to start new lives elsewhere as long as they all agree to stop interfering in The Shop’s plans.

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KCFCC 47th Annual Loutzenhiser Awards

kcfcc-2013-awardsEarlier today members of the Kansas City Film Critic Circle gathered to cast our ballots for the 47th Annual Loutzenhiser Awards. 12 Years a Slave was the big winner taking home awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and (in one of two ties this year) Steve McQueen shares the Robert Altman Award for Achievement in Directing with Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity. Gravity‘s other win was for Sandra Bullock‘s Best Actress winning performance. Her took home a pair of wins for Best Original Screenplay and The Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film. You can find the full list of winners inside.

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The Crazy Ones – The Intern

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The Crazy Ones - The Intern

Ashley Tisdale guest-stars as the spoiled daughter of one of the firm’s biggest clients who takes a job as the advertising company’s newest intern. Although wanting to give Kelsi (Tisdale) every opportunity to prove herself, Sydney (Sarah Michelle Gellar) quickly becomes discouraged with Kelsi’s self-entitlement and total disinterest in the job and wonders if others see her the same way.

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