Mister Sparta’s Creature Feature: Review of “Stake Land”
by Mister Sparta, guest reviewer Hello, folks, and welcome to the first (and hopefully not the last) edition of Mister Sparta’s Creature Feature. Tonight’s selection: Stake Land. I watched this movie with the lowest of expectations. Why? Because lately, my…
DVD Review: The Neighbors Season 1
On its surface, The Neighbors seems like just another gimicky sitcom bound to be filled with repetitious dumb lowbrow humor, but under that initial veneer we learn that The Neighbors might be one of the smartest comedies on TV. The Neighbors is a sonnet of buffoonery that holds up a mirror to American culture and shows us just how ridiculous and wonderful we really are.
TV Review: Supernatural 9×01 – I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here
by Demi Moumas, Reporter Supernatural premiered with a round of drama. The new season brings about the aftermath of the season 8 finale. If you remember, which I’m sure most of you do…or have rewatched before the premiere, Metatron tricked…
SDCC 2013: ARROW – Interviews with the Cast and Crew
After a morning filled with press events at SDCC 2013, it was finally time to meet with the cast and crew of one of my favorite new shows: Arrow.
DVD Review: Fragile: A Ghost Story
I think labeling this as a horror film is really doing it a disservice. It’s more of a psychological drama, really [as I’m noticing tends to be the theme among Spanish horror films (the writer/director and most of the production staff are Spanish) – Korean and Japanese horror films are known for their hair-raising, blood-chilling ghost stories, and Spanish horror films tend to be more about the characters – about the people and the emotion and the story to be told by the characters, superimposed over some moments of terror]. And at that, it excels.
Otakon 2013: Photo Gallery
by Joey S, Photographer For the last 20 years, Otakorp has gathered some of the most dedicated fans of Japanese animation for their annual anime convention, Otakon. During the last few years the convention has been held at the Baltimore…
Blu-ray Review: Robot Chicken DC Comics Special
Comic book fans and action figure aficionados now have plenty of reason to be excited with this brilliant collision of worlds, when the twisted and deranged humour of Robot Chicken takes control of the iconic super heroes and villains from the DC Comics universe in Robot Chicken DC Comics Special.
Gear Review: Denon Urban Raver AH-C100
Forget everything you think you know about in-ear headphones. The Denon Urban Raver AH-C100 proves that over-ear headphones aren’t the only audio devices capable of creating amazing sound.
Movie Review: Gravity
by Mary Anne Butler, Reporter/Photographer Silence. Complete and stunning silence. Until some ass in the front of the theater rustles around for his candy and makes a snide comment. I shush him. He stays quiet, mercifully. It’s very rare…
SDCC 2013: The Dirties – Interview with Kevin Smith and Matt Johnson
During SDCC 2013, ComicsOnline was invited to join in a special round table interview with Kevin Smith (Clerks) and newcomer Matt Johnson. Johnson’s film The Dirties will be released as part of the new Kevin Smith Video Club film series, in conjunction with Phase 4 Films. The duo discussed the theatrical release of this project, the process of getting an Independent Film noticed in today’s society, and how distribution and technology have changed the cinematic landscape.
Blu-ray Review: Iron Man 3
All is not well in the life of Tony Stark. Fresh off his world-saving feats in Marvel’s The Avengers, everyone’s favorite eccentric billionaire inventor is plagued by PTSD, obsessed with building iteration after iteration of his famous Iron Man armor, while having trouble in his home life with his significant other and business partner Pepper Potts. When a terrorist known as the Mandarin starts attacking civilian targets in the United States, Tony calls him out and triggers a personal vendetta that can take away everything he loves and threaten the security of the entire world.