The Expendables: An overwraught review

By Matt • Aug 27th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

It’s too late for a proper review of Sylvester Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’ considering that most of the people who will go see this movie already have.  Instead I am going to critique several things that bothered me.  Make no mistake I liked The Expendables but there were several things that frustrated me because they could [...]



The Persistence of Myth

By Matt • Aug 24th, 2010 • Category: The Inquisition

Recently I found myself sad over the cancellation of the History Channel’s MonsterQuest.  It is a delayed reaction but I realized that it left a void that other lesser shows of the same vein like Ghosthunters simply can not fill; the promise of adventure, the possibility of discovery along with opportunity to meet interesting characters.  [...]



Avatar Re-release Preview

By Matt • Aug 9th, 2010 • Category: The Inquisition

Film modification isn’t new. For year movies have been edited or tweaked with  in post release.  Just look at all the director’s cuts available.  Avatar is taking this to a new level with the August 27 re-release in theaters which will feature eight additional minutes of footage.
The big question for me is does this [...]



Chew on This 2

By Matt • Jul 18th, 2010 • Category: Reviews, 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 [...]



Sequel Hell

By Matt • Jun 29th, 2010 • Category: The Inquisition

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 [...]



Chew on This

By Matt • Jun 8th, 2010 • Category: Reviews, The Inquisition

When it comes to comics I prefer limited series or those that are not part of the major DC or Marvel universes.  Those get a little out of control and I don’t feel like having Wikipedia open so I can look something up every five seconds.  The comics I really enjoy are those such as [...]



This Week in Netflix 3

By Matt • May 20th, 2010 • Category: The Inquisition

This week was a mixed bag.  Each of the following films is available via instant view on Netflix so they can be watched easily.
Ong-Bak: Thai Warrior(2003)

Martial arts films have never been one of my favorite genres.  I just can’t get into them, that was until I saw Ong-Bak: Thai Warrior.  In a small Thai village [...]



This Week in Netflix No. 2

By Matt • Apr 25th, 2010 • Category: Reviews, The Inquisition

Hopefully in the next few weeks I will get a better schedule down for these reviews.  I don’t generally watch movies until I am really in the mood.  In the future I will try to get them out around Sunday but it depends on when I get around to watching them.
This week we have a [...]



Kick-Ass: The Review

By Matt • Apr 21st, 2010 • Category: Reviews, The Inquisition

Last Friday I sat in a darkened movie theater, wading through shitty trailers and waiting for what was in my mind the most anticipated movie of the year.  I was a little nervous at that point.  Could Kick-Ass possibly live up to the hype or was I being duped by another series of slick trailers [...]



This week in Netflix

By Matt • Apr 14th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

Welcome dear readers to my new weekly post.  I figure that I might as well get something out of my otherwise meaningless quest to watch every film ever made.
Let the Right One In(2008)
I put off watching this movie for some time.  In a world where Twilight has ruined vampires Let the Right One In offers [...]