Sep
30
2011
Ahh one of the most wonderful times of the year… The weather is starting to get colder, the leaves are falling, Football has started, the MLB playoffs are about to begin, and most important of all the NHL season is about to get underway. It’s been 3+ excruciating months with no hockey to watch and […]
Sep
26
2011
Paul (2011– 104 mins) S. Pegg, N. Frost, S. Rogan, K. Wiig “Paul” is a hilarious take on the crashed alien who just wants to go home movie. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are two geeks who, after attending comic-con go on a trip to see all the touristy extra-terrestrial crash sites and end up […]
Sep
23
2011
Ironclad (2011–121 mins) Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng and Brian Cox, James Purefoy It’s 13th Century England… The tyrannical King John (Giamatti) has just been forced to sign the Magna Carta by nobles/barons of the land and the people…ensuring rights for the people. Of course being the evil S.O.B he is King John plans to go […]
Sep
20
2011
The weekend had finally arrived… it was basically my first board gaming convention ever. I have always been a big gamer, both in board games and in card games (and obviously video games but we all knew that) but it was a little over a year ago that I took the plunge and decided to […]
Sep
15
2011
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011–90 mins) Morgan Spurlock Documentary I have quite mixed feelings about documentaries. Generally they are interesting when well done, and SHOULD show all views of a certain subject to give you all the information. That, or be about a subject that doesn’t have different views. However, you have more often […]
Sep
14
2011
Priest (2011– 87 mins) P. Bettany, K. Urban, Maggie Q Priest is a post-apocalyptic super-heroish movie based on a comic book. For ages there has been a war between man and vampires. The war was won by man only with the help of super hero-like skilled warriors of the church… the “Priests”. Since the victory, […]
Sep
13
2011
Everything Must Go (2010– 97 mins) Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall A struggling former alcoholic, Nick Halsey (Ferrell) is having problems keeping off the suds. He got fired today and came home to find all his earthly possessions on the front lawn, and the locks to his home changed, and a Dear Nick letter in tow. […]
Sep
12
2011
Your Highness (2011–102 mins) James Franco, Danny McBride, Natalie Portman I will make it pretty simple for all of you loyal readers of my Red Box Reviews… “Your Highness” is a swords and sorcery version of “Pineapple Express”. There really isn’t any other way to explain it. Franco plays the perfect son and amazing swordsman […]
Sep
08
2011
So 6 months (or so) ago I made a post right before launch of RIFT after doing a while in BETA. It was my first impressions and if RIFT was any good. Find that post HERE. It’s not at the 6 month birthday/anniversary of the game launch and I am here to ask the next […]
Sep
04
2011
Limitless (2011–105 mins ) B. Cooper, A. Friel, R. De Niro Eddie (Cooper) is a writer stuck in quite a rut. His head is clouded, he can’t write, he’s become quite the slacker and doesn’t do a whole lot with himself. That is, until an out of touch friend gives him the ultimate wonder drug. […]