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Review: “Captain America: Civil War”

May 12, 2016 by The Main Event

I thoroughly enjoyed Captain America: Civil War, but watching it with my wife, I was struck by a few major compromises the film made.

Filed Under: Comics, Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: captain america, captain america: civil war, marvel, mcu

A Plot, So Meta

March 24, 2016 by Chris Sims

Canon serves as a framework for a setting, but after that, strict adherence to and advancement of canon along an official timeline is harmful to the setting and its audience.

Filed Under: Analysis Paralysis, Editorial, Movies, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television Tagged With: canon, Curse of Strahd, D&D, Drizzt, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, forgotten realms, metaplot, roleplaying games, Spellplague, star wars, transmedia storytelling, Tropes, vampires, world building, world of darkness

Storytelling and Pacing: Why a D&D Movie is Doomed and Could Still Be Awesome

August 11, 2015 by Shawn Merwin

While other companies made their big announcements and rolled out their newest projects at Gen Con last week, the biggest news in RPGs broke on the Monday following Gen Con: a settlement was reached in the proceedings to sort out who had the rights to a D&D-based movie.

Filed Under: Columns, Know Your Roll, Movies, Newest Critical Hits, News, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: D&D, D&D movie

Samurai Swan Song: A “Seven Samurai”-Inspired “Fiasco”

February 21, 2014 by The Main Event

This playset is meant to create a Fiasco inspired by, or at least paying homage to, the classic story of the Seven Samurai. The players depict Samurai protecting a village from a bandit attack, though they may be little better than thieves themselves. A few more supernatural options have been included towards the ‘6’ roles, though they can easily be avoided if the playgroup decides they want to eschew such influences.

Filed Under: Game Hacks & Content, Movies, Newest Critical Hits, Pain of Publication, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: fiasco, seven samurai

[Review] Pacific Rim

July 16, 2013 by Vanir

WARNING: mild spoilers for Pacific Rim are contained within. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNT.   Over the weekend, I saw a quiet little movie called Pacific Rim. Going into the movie, I saw nothing but extremely positive reviews — not a big surprise for a Guillermo Del Toro movie and the crowd I listen to. I was super […]

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Movies Tagged With: gamelon, gamera, ghidora, godzilla, grendizer, iguana, jaeger, kaiju, king ghidora, matthew broderick, mazinger, mazinger z, mazinkaiser, Mecha, mechaghidora, mechagodzilla, megazord, mothra, pacific rim, power rangers, Reviews, rodan, sentai, voltron

[Review] Man of Steel

June 18, 2013 by Vanir

I have a problem with movie remakes and reboots these days, in that I was but a wee lad when the originals came out and I’m viewing things through the rose-tinted awesomegoggles that comes standard with being that age. There are things labeled as “awesome” and “the definitive one” in my mind that really ought […]

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Movies Tagged With: amy adams, australia, henry cavill, jor-el, krypton, man of steel, russel jor-el, superman, zod

My Year in Gaming Kickstarters

December 31, 2012 by Dave

As 2012 wraps up, I wanted to take a look at the Kickstarters I supported this year, and ultimately focusing on the games, particularly the RPGs, my most-supported category.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Comics, Critical Threats, Editorial, Featured, Movies, Music, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Video Games Tagged With: Kickstarter

Review: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”

December 18, 2012 by Vanir

I swear I read The Hobbit as a kid. I remember finishing the last page and excitedly running to talk to my brother about it. I’d even seen the cartoon several times. Despite these memories, I walked into the movie knowing exactly three things: there were younger versions of characters I already knew in it, and also a dragon. (I was also pretty sure Gollum was in it somewhere, but that was just hearsay.) So it was that, yet again, I watch a Tolkien movie and everything is new to me.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Featured, Movies, Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: an unexpected journey, baggins, Balin, Bifur, bilbo, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Dwalin, Fili, gandalf, Gloin, gollum, Kili, lord of the rings, mega goblin goiters, movie, Nori, Oin, Ori, Reviews, sting, the hobbit, the one ring, Thorin Oakenshield

Let’s Talk About Superhero Movies

June 16, 2011 by Bartoneus

I know a few people who are getting sick of superhero and comic book movies, and with good reason considering this year’s offering of Thor, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, and Captain America to name a few. Back when I was extremely young you could still consider superhero movies to be a new thing, but here in 2011 we have more comic book movies than I could have ever dreamed possible as an adolescent. You’ll notice I use the terms “superhero” and “comic book” interchangeably here, but that is simply for ease of use – rest assured I am well aware of the inherent differences and that there are non-comic book superhero movies and non-superhero comic book movies.

Filed Under: Comics, Movies, The Architect DM Tagged With: avengers, batman, green lantern, superman, thor, x-men, x-men: first class

Junk Punch

March 31, 2011 by Chris Sims

You have been sucker punched. As a gamer, you’ve been categorized and used as a negative stereotype to illustrate points about terrible movies. Video games and gamers get a bum rap in film criticism. Film critics seem to like to use video games and the people who play them as a culturally understood idiom. This practice makes the critics look as bad as what they might be criticizing.

Filed Under: Analysis Paralysis, Editorial, Featured, Movies Tagged With: criticism, critics, gamers, games, movie critics, roger ebert, sucker punch, Zack Snyder

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