Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 (2010) – at AMK Hub. There’s a string of upcoming blockbuster films this and next month that’s gonna hit the theaters. The first was Iron Man 2 that we caught at a late morning screening over the
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This is not your parents’ Battlestar Galactica – Part 3
Continued from the last post. The two leads are supported by a cast of lesser-known actors but who over the years grow to fit their characters so well that many of them will for a long time to come be
This is not your parents’ Battlestar Galactica – Part 2
Continued from the last post. Stylistically, the series often doesn’t feel very futuristic. In too many sci-fiction series, problems typically get resolved through very fantastic and sci-fi ways. BSG doesn’t rely on technological mumbo jumbo as cop-outs. Instead, the series
This is not your parents’ Battlestar Galactica – Part 1
While I’ve blogged briefly about the Battlestar Galactica series in a couple of posts here, I haven’t done an extended series of posts on the recently-ended TV series yet. Time magazine has described the series as “a gripping sci-fi allegory
Brothers
Brothers (2009) – on rental. Besides the box of Battlestar Galactica – The Complete Series blu-ray discs that I picked up over the weekend, a couple of other films also arrived on rental. One was Gamer, the violent virtual world
Amelia
Amelia (2009) – on rental. There were a couple of female heroines from history books that I read about in picture books and admired as a child. One was Helen Keller, another was Florence Nightingale – and the third was
Planet 51
Planet 51 – on rental (2009). Planet 51 – an animated motion picture that’s come out from Ilion Animation Studios, a setup based in Madrid – has one significant thing in its corner: a familiar premise but taken with a
“What the Frak…?!”
No no – no vulgarity intended! :) ‘Frak’ is a substitute swear word that’s used extensively in the now-concluded Battlestar Galactica TV series. I’ve blogged about the series here before – it remains the most powerful sci-fiction drama series I’ve
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper (2009) – on rental. The other film to arrive alongside Hachiko: A Dog’s Story was My Sister’s Keeper. I was only vaguely aware of this adaption of a book of the same title on account that during
Hachiko: A Dog’s Story
Hachiko: A Dog’s Story (2009) – on rental. Maybe it was because I was still feeling ill yesterday Saturday afternoon when I gave this supposed cry-fest of a film a go. Long story short, I thought the film really wasn’t
Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) – on rental. Imagine a film where there’s a brilliant super-villain who’s always two steps ahead of his adversaries. He outsmarts them at every turn, and plays puppet master as he leads his opponents through a
Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
Cross-posted from my other blog.:) — It’s always a pleasure to return to city-building type of real-time strategy games. These games aren’t quite as prolific as the Command and Conquer/Warcraft clones, but over the last decade we’ve seen impressive titles
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