The Literary Thunderdome

Hold on to your hats, this post is going to be a bit more philosophical than most of my posts.  Just bear with me.
I’m not great at anything.  That’s not me trying to be humble or some kind of self-deprecating humor.  That’s just a fact, I’m not great at anything.  There are definitely some things [...]

I was kind of taking it easy for a while today before some people pop by later.  I saw ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’ on NetFlix instant view.  I had heard some positive things about it and thought I would give it a go in the background while I ate some lunch.  All I [...]

Mont-agon

In my last post I ranted long about the overuse of the term fanboy, how its misuse resulted in trivializing their psychosis while elevating their status as barometers of pop culture. My claim was that Hollywood has made true fanboys far more influential than what they are due. And I stated that I have proof.
That [...]

A theme which I seem to repeat frequently is the value of source material in movies and entertainment. What is source material, anyways?
Apparently, if you are a studio executive, source material is comic books.
In all fairness to Hollywood, plenty of movies get made with source material other than comics. Sometimes it’s old television shows or [...]

The Inquisition

Chew 2: International Flavor is a great follow up to the first installment of the series by Rod Guillory and John Layman.  There is always some apprehension when dealing with a bold idea like Chew.  Especially one includes poultry bans, vampires and food based superpowers.
Tony gets a “new” partner and sets off on the trail [...]

It has become a ridiculous cliche in our society.  A politician or celebrity gets caught doing something they should not have been doing in the first place, this sets in motion a public relations machine.  Eventually the confessor makes a forced apology on Oprah and we as a nation say they learned their lesson.
There are [...]

Fear My Iniquitous Cuneiform

I am aware of how long it has been since my last post. I’m not proud that I am such a terrible Sprocker but I shall try to amend this problem. Now that the self loathing is over, on the the main event!
I have had a lot of contact recently with friends of mine from [...]

I realize this is far out dated because I saw this movie when it released but better late than never, right? Well let’s just dive in! First, this movie was everything I wanted. The actors were perfectly cast and played their parts with enough of their predecessor’s mannerisms and style yet the new cast brought [...]

Dr. Thompson's Motivational Posters

So, while the others here at the site were acting like grownups and watching Inception, my friend Jake and I decided to fight maturity for an afternoon and watch Despicable Me. This debut  film from Illumination Entertainment has an excellent concept going for it: a comic-book story not only told from the perspective of a supervillain, but one in [...]

Mill Creek is the anti-Criterion.  Founded in 2002, this company specializes in amassing largely forgotten public domain movies and random television shows into DVD box sets sold at bargain basement prices.  You can find these collections packed into the checkout aisles and the bargain bins of just about any chain store that carries movies.  The [...]

Friends of the Sprocket

Mill Creek is the anti-Criterion.  Founded in 2002, this company specializes in amassing largely forgotten public domain movies and random television shows into DVD box sets sold at bargain basement prices.  You can find these collections packed into the checkout aisles and the bargain bins of just about any chain store that carries movies.  The [...]

Do video game movies objectively suck? Certainly I can cough up a half dozen examples for you, but I prefer a little objectivity. Video games, after all, are just another form of adaptation. We’ve been adapting books into movies for about a hundred years now. We’ve been making movies out of [...]

Random Cinema

Mill Creek is the anti-Criterion.  Founded in 2002, this company specializes in amassing largely forgotten public domain movies and random television shows into DVD box sets sold at bargain basement prices.  You can find these collections packed into the checkout aisles and the bargain bins of just about any chain store that carries movies.  The [...]