Lost in Translation: Iron Man / Iron Adaptation
Marvel Comics has always had a wide range of superheroes. From the patriotic Captain America to the anti-hero Hulk to the Spectacular and Amazing...
Lost in Translation: Dredd
Science fiction in comic books wasn’t doing well in Britain of 1977, with titles whithering. However, with Star Wars on the horizon, a...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 8: Vessel Humanizes a Controversial Issue and Hannibal Buress Delights His Parents
Mostly by accident, a significant portion of my SXSW film coverage has centered on films that explore women's issues, from the unique body politic...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 7: Deep City’s Shallow Coverage of the Miami Sound
I took a “break” from SXSW film for days five and six, by which I mean I played two lackluster music showcases and ran all around town. But...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 5: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter and The Infinite Man Both Score
Stepping in for Nick thanks to his ludicrous schedule that I’m willing to bet has brought up no less than 27 ponderings of suicide, I...
SXSW Day Three: Don’t Call It A Comeback
Energy is waning. We’ve realized that there are way too many things that we’ll never be able to do (either because the lines are...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 4: Mike Judge Goes to Silicon Valley and Johnny Depp Hangs Out with Ralph Steadman
Over the last few years, SXSW has embraced the television renaissance by opening the festival up to select shows, a move that paid off when the...
SXSW Interactive Day 2: Swag for the Homeless, and the best and worst of SXSW all at once
Andrew: Despite drinking what probably amounts to a gallon of alcohol at this point, we continue on our SXSW travels. Yesterday we focused mainly...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 3: A Nicolas Cage Comeback and an Overly Congratulatory Showbiz Doc
I've harbored a not-so-secret Nicolas Cage fixation for a while, so day three of SXSW was devoted to one of the only films on my must-see...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 2: Olivia Munn Fails at Interviewing and Smaug Takes on Bitcoin
In what is becoming an annual tradition, SXSW's first weekend was marred by horrible weather, causing my Saturday schedule to be determined...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 1: The Grumpy Cat of Scientists: Culinary Delights, Anti-Religious Smirks and Snoozefests
SXSW is a yearly exercise in metonymy where everyone is a brand, every brand is an experience, and every experience is exhaustion. Just as a full...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 1: No More Giants: Technical Difficulties, Familiar Faces, Bodily Functions and Disappointing Finishes
The first day of SXSW is always a crapshoot. If you're not a native Austinite, it's a day that gets wasted on familiarizing yourself with...
Muppets 101: The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
The third movie in the Muppet franchise, Muppets Take Manhattan was released in 1984. In my humble opinion, it is the best non-holiday related...
Muppets 101: The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
“It’s a movie…staring everybody…and YOU!” Well, maybe not exactly you, but at least all of those beloved Muppet...
Muppets 101: The Muppet Movie (1979)
By 1979, Jim Henson and his Muppets had already been established as household names. Sesame Street had been educating and entertaining children...