Batman: Arkham City is the sequel to 2009‘s outstanding Batman: Arkham Asylum. This time around, the stakes are higher, as Arkham City has been one of the most hyped games of the year. Does it deliver? Yes and no. Arkham City is a great game, but like the three sequels to the 1989 Batman ?lm, […]
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Review: Icon Vs. Icon’s First Annual Pumpkin Beer Power Rankings
Fall is my favorite time of year, for many reasons. Football is back. Halloween is lurking around the corner, which means that there’s usually a zombie movie, show, or videogame on my TV. And, of course, you can’t enjoy football and all things zombie without a good pumpkin beer in hand. If I could watch […]
Music Review: Alice Cooper’s ‘Welcome 2 My Nightmare’
Alice Cooper is a name that can still strike fear into the hearts of a certain generation. He is nothing short of a musical icon and had established himself as a milestone in the history of rock n’ roll long before he was inducted into the always controversial Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Paving […]
Review: “Off The Boulevard” – A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Entertainment Industry
The documentary “Off The Boulevard” gives a behind-the-scenes look of the entertainment industry. Seven independent artists share their struggles, failures and accomplishments while dedicating themselves to the pursuit of their artistic dreams. Musicians Keith Jackson and Nick Nicholson, filmmakers Troy Duffy and Jeff Santo, actors David Della Rocco and Sanel Budimlic, and stand-up comedian Bob Rubin […]
Movie Review: Natalie Zea and Sean Patrick Flanery Shine In ‘InSight’
In theaters on September 2nd is an exciting new thriller from director Richard Gabai. InSight centers on a cool, calm and collected ER nurse named Kaitlyn played be the lovely and talented Natalie Zea (Justified, Dirty Sexy Money). During a hectic night at the hospital, Kaitlyn and her colleagues find themselves tending to Allison Parkes […]
Book Review: A Closer Look At “The Men of Warrior”
“The Men of Warrior,” released earlier this month, is a companion to the film “Warrior,” set to hit theaters Sept. 9, 2011. The film features two estranged brothers who, through a series of events, are thrust back together at SPARTA, the biggest winner-takes-all Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, to confront their past and face off […]
Review: Anthrax Returns With Power of ‘Worship Music’
Worship Music, Anthrax’s first studio album of new material since 2003’s We’ve Come for You All, is a reversion back to the punk-metal fusion that established the band as one of the “Big Four” in metal. John Bush, the Armored Saint frontman who replaced Joey Belladonna in 1992, is out as frontman and Belladonna is back […]
DVD Review: Impact Wrestling’s “TNA: Immortal Forever?”
As someone who used not to be a big fan of TNA wrestling, and who saw TNA as half-assed alternative to WWE, my mind has now been changed by the recent DVD release of “TNA: Immortal Forever?”. I mean, c’mon, can guys like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and Sting still remain relevant? Can younger TNA […]
Book Review: “The Hunger Games” By New York Times Bestselling Author Suzanne Collins
“The Hunger Games,” by New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Collins, is set in the the postapocolyptic Utopian nation of Panem, once known as North America. A dictatorship, run from the extravagantly ridiculous Capitol, wields control over its 12 districts which become less and less appealing. District 12 is the bottom of the barrel but […]