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The Green Hornet – First Thoughts

Josh and I will review this in detail on the Film Actually podcast (episode 116) but here are some initial thoughts. I will start by saying that I have been negative on this film since I first heard about the project’s production problems over a year ago, and now it would seem that I was …

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TV Review: The Walking Dead (AMC)

Regular Geek Actually-a-files will know that I am a mixed man when it comes to the way society views zombies. Nowadays, as horror becomes more and more socially acceptable, and fans become increasingly more desensitized, it’s safe to say the days where a man in white face paint and a bit of fake blood could …

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Review: Let Me In

Are you sick of vampires yet? While I would say yes, 2008’s “Let the Right One In” came as a refreshing surprise to the world. Here we had an intelligent, poignant tale about two kids dealing with something horrible. Subtly horrific and heart wrenching by the end, “Let the Right One In” is and will …

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Review: Time Crimes (Los Cronocrímenes)

Over my last few reviews I have been on the war path about story and script writing. Given that my last reviews where “The Last Airbender” and “Resident Evil: Afterlife” I feel genuinely justified in my harsh calls but it’s easy to attack films and harder to award solid praise. So I decided to pick …

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Review – Resident Evil: After Life

I would love to start this review by saying that video game movies have come a long way over the years, but any geek will tell you that that is a great stinking lie. As a huge gamer it is such a shame to watch director after director destroy the essence of what was, within …

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The Last Airbender: Disaster or Misunderstood Masterpiece?

Throughout the ages there has been many misunderstood prophets. Socrates was laugh at and mocked, Einstein was thought a fool and even Led Zeppelin were called crazy for their attempts to revolutionize music. Led Zeppelin and M. Night in the same sentence? Sacrilege you cry? Well, read on and let me better explain. When going …

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