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Watchmen: Alan Moore
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009by The Great White Gypsy
I never really got into comic books. I’ve always loved superheroes, I know most of the back-stories and storylines, but I only actually read them for a few years, and I stopped when I was 11. I’ve seen all of the big comic movies the last few years, and most of […]
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Superman vs Batman
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009by The Great White Gypsy
No, this isn’t one of those “who would win in a fight” questions, or “whose tights are less gay”. This is a study in archetypes. The hero, since the days of ancient mythology, has been a figure of human perseverance. Overcoming external adversities and internal weaknesses is what we all strive […]
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Top Five Coolest Supervillains of All Time
Wednesday, April 1st, 20091. The Joker
The mysteries of Joker’s origins can best be summed up in his own words, “Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another…if I’m going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!”
This guy is so fucking insane, it borders on genius. But the best thing about The Joker is that […]
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Top Five Coolest Superheroes of All Time
Tuesday, March 31st, 20091. Batman
Over the last few decades, Batman has transformed from a blue/gray sketch in a comic, to the campy Adam West, to a dark and brooding puppet of Frank Miller. He’s completely human. Growing up, you believed you could be Batman. You didn’t have to get bitten by a radioactive spider or be born a […]
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Coming Soon: January
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008by The Great White Gypsy
Gran Torino – Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood has been hit or miss as a director, and his acting these days borders on the chronically cranky. This one is a hard call. First he doesn’t like Asians or children, then he does, then he protects them from other Asian children. Then he works […]
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008“You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?”
This line and many others made Jack Nicholson’s Joker (Batman, 1989) one of the best movie villains of all time. He had the smile, the charisma, and the insanity. So when it was announced that Heath Ledger (fresh off Brokeback Mountain) was to fill Jack’s shoes […]
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