Movies 2/2

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending had a unique set of problems that–over all–didn’t prevent it from being a pretty enjoyable popcorn flick. And really...

Sevan Paris

Feb 27, 20151 min read

X-Men: Days of Future Past

SPOILERS follow! Jackman, Fassbender, Sterwart, McAvoy–every freaking body was awesome, still bringing a crap-ton of energy to something...

Sevan Paris

Jun 10, 20141 min read

A Groundhog Starship Troopers Day

If the idea of a mash-up between Groundhog Day and Starship Troopers sounds like something you’d be into, check out the new trailer for...

Sevan Paris

Dec 13, 20131 min read

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World was a flick that, despite a few problems, manages to do exactly what a Marvel movie should do: It gives you a fun...

Sevan Paris

Nov 18, 20132 min read

Elysium

Blomkamp’s followup to District 9 was a bit ham-fisted with it’s metaphors (almost to the point of being jarring at times). But Elysium...

Sevan Paris

Oct 18, 20131 min read

A Tomb Raided Once Again …

I watched Tomb Raider for the first time in a long while last night. There were several things that I forgot about this film: 1) It’s...

Sevan Paris

May 23, 20131 min read

The Hansel and Gretel Prom Dress

#Arterton #HanselandGretel #Janssen #Renner

Sevan Paris

Feb 8, 20131 min read

A New Batman

I hope the next round of Batman movies takes the Caped Crusader into the sci-fi realm. It would be crazy cool to see a director do...

Sevan Paris

Dec 7, 20121 min read

Clone Wars

I’ve mostly enjoyed the Star Wars Clone Wars series, but my biggest problem always comes back to the same thing: No matter how good each...

Sevan Paris

Nov 19, 20121 min read

Skyfall

Skyfall was, by far, the best Bond movie I’ve seen yet. Mostly because the movie allowed something the other movies never have: a deep...

Sevan Paris

Nov 15, 20121 min read

Dark Knight Returns Part One

I’m so freaking excited about the Dark Knight Returns animated flick coming out this month that I did something I never do: I ordered the...

Sevan Paris

Sep 21, 20121 min read

Thor’s Machina

(Originally posted May 21st, 2011) SPOILERS ENSUE … Many storytellers, including myself, often fall into the dangerous pitfall of Deus Ex...

Sevan Paris

Aug 26, 20123 min read

Total Rec(k)all

Flying cars, Kung-Fu Kate Beckinsale, and robots … if that isn’t enough to convince you to see this movie, the rest of this spoiler-free...

Sevan Paris

Aug 6, 20121 min read

In Time

In Time was an interesting flick that, unfortunately, fell short of its potential. Timberlake, Seyfried, and Murphy brought great...

Sevan Paris

Jul 1, 20121 min read

Superheroes in the most (un)likely places

(Originally Posted December 24, 2010) True Grit was a piece of awesomeness that begs one question: Why in the hell aren’t more Westerns...

Sevan Paris

May 14, 20121 min read

A Great Assemble

Avengers didn’t disappoint. I had a big dumb grin on my face the entire time. Whedon delivered on the snappy, yet honest, banter he’s...

Sevan Paris

May 6, 20121 min read

Tron Legacy

That being said, the director bit off more than he could chew with CGI Jeff Bridges. The rubber-mask looking Clu had such a limited...

Sevan Paris

Apr 20, 20121 min read

Joss Whedon Assembles

In a recent article on IGN, Joss Whedon discusses his writing process on the Avengers. I find it interesting that he prefers the quite...

Sevan Paris

Apr 5, 20121 min read

Wrath of the Sequel

I dug Wrath of the Titans way more than Clash of the Titans. I don’t know if it’s because it was a better movie or if it’s because my...

Sevan Paris

Apr 1, 20121 min read