Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel and Disney promise that "Guardians of the Galaxy" will be an action-packed, epic space adventure;"Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits -- Rocket, a...

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Edge of Tomorrow: D-Day Approacheth

On the 70th anniversary, of the great invasion of World War II, Warner Bros. is releasing  director Doug Limon's "The Edge of Tomorrow."More violent than "Groundhog day," more Sci-Fi technology than "Source Code,"  "The Edge of Tomorrow" will probably appeal to the "First Person Shooter" and the readers of Anime or Manga. Just remember "Live, Die, Repeat."  The synopsis goes something like this."The epic action...

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Godzilla : The Kaiju We Deserve

“Let them fight!” 60 years ago in 1954 Japanese director Ishiro Honda and Toho production company introduced audiences to a monster film called “Gojira.”  In 1956 the United States got their first glimpse of the creature we call “Godzilla.”  The franchise spawned numerous other giant creatures and to the cheesy delight of kids of the 1960’s and 70’s we had our version of “Lucha Libre” or the fake wrestling adults now call "WWE". ...

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Oculus: A Trick With Light and Mirrors

The term oculus is a misnomer. An oculus is not a mirror, but a round or eyelike opening or design.  The film "Oculus" is just plain deceiving, but in a good way.  Like many recent horror films, the protagonists are a family under siege from a malevolent supernatural force.  Written and directed by Mike Flanagan (“Absentia”), "Oculus," is a suspenseful, scary horror film in the same vein as "Insidious," or "Sinister."  This latest...

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