Castle – The Final Frontier

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Castle – The Final Frontier
  • tv.com: link

“I was a sci-fi-loving, costume-wearing geek.”

castle-final-frontier

The mysterious murder of a young woman (who was apparently killed with a phaser) at a sci-fi/pop culture convention where Castle (Nathan Fillion) is hawking his latest graphic novel brings Beckett (Stana Katic), Ryan (Seamus Dever), and Esposito (Jon Huertas) to investigate. The case also brings out Beckett’s inner-geek and her love for a short-lived sci-fi series on whose “fan experience” the body was found.

…

Castle – The Final FrontierRead More »

Castle – The Final Frontier Read More »

Coming Soon

/ / Film News & Trailers
  • Title: John Dies at the End
  • IMDB: link

We shared a teaser with you a few months back, but now John Dies at the End has a full-length trailer. Based on the novel of the same name written by Jason Pargin, the movie stars two college dropouts (Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes) who discover a new drug that allows the user to drift across time and dimensions. The problem is once they come back they aren’t always human. Can the pair of unlikely heroes stop an insidious alien invasion? With a title like John Dies at the End I’m guessing the chances aren’t great. Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Allison Weissman, and Doug Jones also star. Adapted and directed by Don Coscarelli (Bubba Ho-Tep, Phantasm) the movie will open in theaters on January 25th.

Coming Soon Read More »

Winter Soldier #12

/ / Comics

winter-soldier-12-coverWith the Black Widow‘s life on the line Bucky has no choice but to agree to let himself be reprogrammed by Novokov’s scientist and once again become the mindless killer known only as the Winter Soldier.

As Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists attempt to decipher the programming and objective Novokov has implanted into Bucky’s head, Wolverine and Hawkeye are called in to stop him before he can complete his mission. As they soon discover, that’s easier said than done.

Presented mostly from Wolverine’s perspective hunting down a former friend who’s even more dangerous than he remembers, the comic works fairly well. Why Cap isn’t in the field helping them isn’t made clear, and because of the structure we get little of Natasha as well. (However, what we do get seems to foreshadow how this arc will end.)

The choice to send Bucky after Daredevil seems an odd one from the Soviet sleeper-soldier’s point of view, but it should provide plenty of action for the next issue. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $2.99]

Winter Soldier #12 Read More »

Fatale #9

/ / Comics

fatale-9-coverAfter Suzy is captured and comes to an unfortunate (but not completely unexpected) end, Josephine and Miles come up with a new plan to use the film stolen from the cult to draw them out into the open.

Miles struggles with how different his life has become since meeting Josephine and his inability to fear or grieve for Suzy in the right way. Hansel’s displeasure grows at the death of Suzy and the end to his link to Josephine and his revenge. As Hansel prostrates himself for forgiveness from his god, Josephine and Miles attend a swank Hollywood party where they put their plan into play.

I expected the cult would be making their move in this issue, but even if writer Ed Brubaker has drawn out events a little longer than originally planned (the twelve issue series could now number more than twenty when all is said and done), the continued look at these characters, particularly Miles who has begun to question what is happening to him, is well done. Worth a look.

[Image, $3.50]

Fatale #9 Read More »