Synopsis for 2×01: Rick, Morty and Summer’s timeline struggle to stabilize their timeline when time splits into multiple dimensions. Jerry and Beth attempt to save a deer’s life. Rating: ★★★★☆ It takes real balls to start off a season with something this completely nuts, but Rick and Morty has those balls. If […]
Nerdophiles Catch Up With… Rick And Morty
Comedies often have a rough first season as they attempt to find their footing, so keep that in mind when I earnestly say that the first season of Rick and Morty was one of the best seasons of television I’ve ever seen. The dual creators Justin Roiland (voice of both Rick […]
A Field Guide to the Curiouser and Curiouser Adapted Worlds of “Alice In Wonderland” (Part 2: Comics, Music, and more)
Two weeks ago, we talked about the various film adaptations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and honestly, the 5 movies explored there barely scratched the surface. It seems that there’s a new Alice movie at least once a decade like clockwork, sometimes more, and that’s without even touching movies like The Matrix or Resident […]
A Field Guide to the Curiouser and Curiouser Adapted Worlds of “Alice In Wonderland” (Part 1: Films)
At some point recently I realized that, with no intentional effort of my own, I’d seen more versions of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland than any other work, including Sherlock Holmes, the Bible, or any Shakespeare play. Many of these were direct title-sharing adaptations, but just as often I’ll unsuspectingly dive into […]
TOP 10 (ish) MOST ‘MURICAN MOVIES
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Studio Ghibli Swansong “When Marnie Was There” Hits Right In The Feels
When Marnie Was There Release Date: May 22, 2015 (USA) Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Hana Sugisaki, Hitomi Kuroki Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Studio: Studio Ghibli Distributor: Toho Genre: Family, Drama, Mystery Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Light IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Note: This review is based on the version of the film with Japanese audio and English subtitles. The English […]
“Inside Out” is a Beautiful and Hilarious Exploration of Human Consciousness
Inside Out Release Date: June 19, 2015 Cast: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith Director: Pete Doctor, Ronaldo Del Carmen Studio: Pixar Animation Studios Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Family Rating: ★★★★1/2☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia For centuries artists have attempted to capture the interworkings of the human mind – James […]
Nintendo E3 2015 Press Conference Highlights
Nintendo hasn’t held a traditional press conference at E3 since 2012, instead favoring to deliver their news online via their Nintendo Direct broadcasts. So far the reason behind this hasn’t been particularly clear, but this year we finally got our answer: You can’t do that on stage. Stay weird, Nintendo. […]
Microsoft E3 2015 Press Conference HIghlights
Microsoft was the first of the major players to hold their annual E3 press conference this year, and they promised from the start that they would deliver “the greatest games lineup in Xbox history.” Did they pull it off? Decide for yourself. Here are the highlights from Microsoft’s showing this […]
“Jurassic World” Weak Story Is Worth Sitting Through To See Dope-Ass Dinosaurs
Jurassic World Release Date: June 12, 2015 Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, B. D. Wong, Irrfan Khan Director: Colin Trevorrow Studio: Amblin Entertainment, Legendary Pictures Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre: Science-Fiction, Action Rating: ★★★1/2☆☆ Review Spoilers: Light IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Dinosaurs are cool. Period. It’s one of the basic facts of […]
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