Category Archives: Movies

To the Dark Tower, Come

Today saw the release of the first trailer for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.  Check it out. Some initial thoughts: it looks good.  Is it as gritty as the source material?  Not at all.  There are books in the series … Continue reading

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Closer to the Field of Roses (or everything goes 19)

Trailer sometime tomorrow.  Hoping that this movie is as amazing as it deserves to be.

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Lightning Round of Potential

It’s important to forget, I think, that Dave Eggers’ The Circle is first and foremost a thriller.  The trailers for the soon-dropping flick build well, which means you’re more likely to go in expecting sharp turns.  The book, the overall … Continue reading

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An End to the Jedi

“What do you see?” “It’s so  much bigger…”

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All-Around War

Two things.  One: the Planet of the Apes reboot of the last few years has been one of the best things to happen to summer cinema.  What could’ve been paint-by-number has been a creative and enjoyable (and saddening) adventure. Two: … Continue reading

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Today in Middle Earth

It’s easy to forget that March 25th is quite the day of significance in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.  Here are a couple of clips concerning what “happened” today in Middle Earth history. and then I think … Continue reading

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Fellowship of Legends

Tonight DC’s Legends of Tomorrow traveled to World War I and the Battle of the Somme to track down some literary help from JRR Tolkien.  The show has used the idea of the “Spear of Destiny” (the spear that pierced … Continue reading

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Closer to the Dark Tower

Talking about the theatrical version of The Dark Tower is almost impossible without giving away the ending of the series of novels by Stephen King.  Granted, I wasn’t really looking forward to the theatrical version until they announced that it … Continue reading

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After Logan, Kong

Now that Hugh Jackman’s final movie as Wolverine has premiered in theaters (kicking off what looks to be a short-but-solid “spring” season at the box office), we can think about next week’s blockbuster contender- Kong: Skull Island.  Here’s the final … Continue reading

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Return of the Guardians

This weekend, Logan takes his final bow at the cinema.  But it’s just the beginning of a year of super-hero movie.  The folks at Marvel Studios just released one more full trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.  It’s … Continue reading

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