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Month: August 2013

  • Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time

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    As with everyone else on the planet right now, I’ve been playing the just released Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time on iOS. The biggest change this time is of course that it follows the free-to-play model, and so far I’m not having a problem with it – and from what I’ve been reading,…

  • Trillium

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    There really is a resurgence with the Vertigo imprint (or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention), and after The Wake, now I’m really loving the new series by Jeff Lemire, Trillium. I’m a huge fan of Lemire’s work, from his initial indie output, to the fantastic Sweet Tooth (his last Vertigo series), and so it’s…

  • Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

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    A friend kept saying how good this was, so I decided to watch it, and yes, it is indeed one of the better DC animated films. It’s the storyline that sets up the reboot of the DC Universe from a couple of years ago, and although I had read the original comic series, it was…

  • Medium Is the Medium

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    I addressed this slightly in a post here the other day, but here’s a more detailed piece on why I recently started writing my posts on Medium.

  • The Wake

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    Another new comic series I’ve been enjoying of late is The Wake, from the Vertigo imprint (and I love that there seems to be a bit of a Vertigo resurgence right now). There are 3 issues out so far (out of 10), and I’m digging the slow and mysterious reveal of what the hell it…

  • The Great Gatsby

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    I’m still trying to figure out to what level I liked this film. I definitely liked the art direction, the over-the-top music sequences – actually wish there would have been more of those – and the kinetic editing by Luhrmann. The story itself is ho-hum, and I really didn’t feel like the movie had to…

  • Evil Dead

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    Now this is how you do a remake. Change things up, do some fun homages to the original, and surprise with different choices. This film is truly horrific, and one of the bloodiest things I’ve seen in a while. And I don’t want to spoil, but you NEED to watch until the end of the…

  • Tokyo Gourmet Burgers

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    I’ve got burgers on my mind — good time to write something about them, in the form of this piece, called “Tokyo Gourmet Burgers.” Sure, it’s not exhaustive at all, just a few quick name checks of some really decent burgers in town.