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Episode 2 of the Halo series continues the slightly underwhelming story that was started in the previous episode. Calling it slightly underwhelming is being a little harsh but it’s doing some weird things. The series is far less precious about how Spartans are treated than in the games. The fans of the games will haveContinue reading “Halo episode 2 – “Unbound””

Moon Knight was a huge surprise for me when it was announced. Moon Knight was never the most popular superhero and always had a hard time keeping a regular series going. I started reading him about sixteen years ago when Charlie Huston relaunched him in volume five. The concept of the character was incredibly interestingContinue reading “Moon Knight Episode 1 – The Goldfish Problem”

The Running Man is a movie that I’ve seen so many times I can’t even count. I grew up watching it and started watching it at a young age. I knew it as an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie before I knew it was anything else. Watching it now offers a different experience than it did whenContinue reading “The Running Man”

This was my first-time watching Blade Runner 2049. I’ve had the movie digitally but I’ve had trouble trying to figure out how to set aside the run time, which is a problem for movies that are almost three hours. That being said I enjoyed the movie a lot, having watched the original Blade Runner recentlyContinue reading “Blade Runner 2049”

This came to be because a friend asked me to watch this franchise. This is only my second time watching any version of Blade Runner. This is another movie that younger Michael would have been bored by but would have enjoyed just because it had sci-fi stuff in it. My two separate viewings have beenContinue reading “Blade Runner: The Final Cut”

Skull: The Mask is a movie that just kinda popped up on my radar last year. I saw stills and it looked just weird enough for me. It also happened to be premiering on Shudder a few months after I first discovered it, which I felt was a nice coincidence. It really only took meContinue reading “Skull: The Mask”

Blade: Trinity is kind of a mess. A lot of that comes from the behind-the-scenes issues that have been reported since the original release. This would end up being the final film in the trilogy. There’s so much that feels different from the previous two movies. I don’t know why it has such a differentContinue reading “Blade: Trinity”

I’m a huge fan of the Halo franchise. That being said the first episode of the long gestating Halo television series is kind of like the boring parts of the games. It’s a beautifully shot and well made, but it feels like the cutscenes from the games. The opening offers an interesting contrast between howContinue reading “Halo: The TV Series Episode 1 – Contact”

I think it might be safe to say that the current wave of Marvel based movies started with Blade. Up until it came out the superhero movies were mostly DC comics based. This paved the way for the X-Men movies, which kickstarted it even more. The biggest surprise about Blade being so big is thatContinue reading “Blade”

Blade II was kind of an anomaly for me growing up. I was kind of middle of the road on it when it came out overall. There were parts of it that I really enjoyed, and those parts I’ve only grown to enjoy more. I started enjoying it more after watching it more and more.Continue reading “Blade II”