Thanks to Twitter (@JoeyZambrano, specifically), Lindsey and I managed to get our hands on six passes (two of which were used for Lindsey and myself, of course, while the other four were given to our friends Chris, Kelly, Lianne, and Lee) for an advanced screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 last night. Now, if you’ve been a long-time reader, you may remember the excitement and site activity in the build-up to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the advance screening we attended last year, and you may wonder where that excitement and site activity was for the build-up to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. To make a long story short, I was so disappointed with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that I couldn’t bring myself to hope that Deathly Hallows would be any different. Read the full story

Deadpool is one of my favorite characters in comics. When he’s written by someone who knows how to write him, Deadpool is the most entertaining super-whatever you will ever encounter. His never-shuts-up personality puts Spider-Man to shame, and the fourth wall is just a formality to him. From performing a Shoryuken on Kitty Pryde in order to piss off Wolverine, to acknowledging thought boxes on comic pages, to dance-fighting a villain that can mimic his fighting abilities, Deadpool is a barrel of laughs with a very loosely built moral compass and an unerring talent for pop-culture references. Unfortunately, terrible things were done to him by the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie that made me worry for a very long time about the announced Deadpool spin-off. Read the full story

I saw David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s excellent new film The Social Network today and have spent the time since it ended ruminating on the piece you’re now reading. The film put me on a train of thought I’m not sure the filmmakers intended but which has driven me to a point of distraction where I’m forced to put it down on (in this case virtual) paper before I can write about the film itself.

Read the full story

Movie fans have been waiting for this, and now they don’t have to wait anymore. Today, Christopher Nolan confirmed that he is indeed working on Batman 3.

Read the full story

Freddie Mercury was the greatest rock vocalist ever.  I will not argue this in the comments.  The statement is made, and it is what will be accepted as absolute fact.  Now that we’ve gotten that bit of business out of the way, an as of yet untitled Queen biopic has been announced, with Sacha Baron Cohen signed to play Freddie Mercury, the aforementioned greatest rock vocalist EVER.  E. V. E. R. Read the full story

If you’ve been writing about how amazing the idea of Scott Pilgrim vs The World is but haven’t gone out to see the movie, bought the game, or bought the book: what is your problem? The movie, despite massive amounts of marketing, hasn’t been doing as well as it deserves. I’m here to give you a second take on the film from the perspective of someone who has enjoyed the book and game beforehand. I won’t be spoiling anything here, though I will make non-spoiler remarks to vague plot elements from the books. The best part is: if you haven’t the books, seeing the movie won’t actually spoil any of the important storyline! Seriously, if you have any interest in the movie, be sure to check out the books, which I reviewed a while back.

Read the full story

Have you ever wished you were famous like Angelina Jolie? Perhaps you’ve sat there and watched iconic movie moments and wondered what it felt like to be there? Well, experiencing a few of your favorite movie moments may be possible!

Read the full story

Two days ago George Lucas announced at Celebration V that Star Wars would be coming to Blu-Ray. Even though Lucas is a complete ass, and seems to hate the fans (Jar Jar Binks, not giving us a remastered Original Trilogy, etc), he tried to make everything seem awesome with the addition of…wait for it…additional footage that was left on the cutting room floor. Read the full story

They’re everywhere. Resident Evil 5, Saw 7, and Shock Value 2. When is enough, enough? When will the entertainment industry stop recycling the same things over and over again? As customers, we deserve better.

Read the full story

Big news from the Star Wars Celebration V. George Lucas has announced that the film series that made him a household name is going high def in 2011.

Read the full story