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[Comic Review] Transformers the Combiner Wars Opening Salvo and Part 1

The COMBINER WARS have begun!! The second epic crossover event in the IDW TRANSFORMERS series has started with the Opening Salvo from the ongoing Transformers series (previously titled Robots in Disguise) in #39 and Part 1 from the pages of Windblade #1. The COMBINER WARS has been hinted at throughout Phase two of IDW’s reboot … Continue reading →

[Conventions] Supanova Melbourne 2015 – Guest Photos & Autographs

Yes folks, convention season in right upon us in Australia, Melbourne hosted Supanova’s first 2015 show and what a show it was! Without a doubt this was the busiest Melbourne show ever, this was my 6th show in a row for Supanova in Melbourne and I can’t remember it being this busy! This year the … Continue reading →

What A Marvel! Iron Man 2 [2010] by Bea Harper

Dir.: Jon Faverau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Clark Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson First thing’s first; Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer aka Weasel. Great bit of casting and a friend of mine, Tyler, found it amazing that the main villain was this sniveling little wannabe … Continue reading →

My Movie Song Of The Week #239

“Far From Over” by Frank Stallone (from STAYING ALIVE) – Bede Jermyn

What A Marvel! The Incredible Hulk [2008] by Bea Harper

Dir.: Louis Leterrier Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth (with a special appearance by Lou Ferringo!) In some ways better than the first big screen outing of It Ain’t Easy Being Massive, Angry And Green (a continuation of character being the central focus, a pretty decent clash of the mutated titans and better visual … Continue reading →

Chris & Marcey’s April Movie Exchange: Week 1 – Subway (1985)

What’s a Blog-a-thon? This movie exchange is a challenge, its participants have chosen films the other has not seen to watch and review. Criteria for April: Foreign films we love Why Chris Chose This Film For Marcey: The films of Luc Besson have always had a very special place in my heart for many reasons, mostly … Continue reading →

[Comic Review] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44

Script: Tom Waltz Story: Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow & Tom Waltz Artist: Cory Smith Colours: Ronda Pattison Letters: Shawn Lee Publisher: IDW Review: CONTAINS SPOILERS The final chapter in the Attack on Technodrome story arch of IDW’s brilliant reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes to an end with #44. The previous issue ended on … Continue reading →

What A Marvel! Iron Man [2008] by Bea Harper

Dir.: Jon Faverau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terrence Howard The film that shot the Marvel Avengers pantheon into the Big Leagues. A lot of the film does rest on the ‘Just Go With It’ school of thought, but as this film proves, that only works if you are invested in … Continue reading →

Chris & Marcey’s April Movie Exchange: Week 1 – Eyes Without A Face (1960)

What’s a Blog-a-thon? This movie exchange is a challenge, its participants have chosen films the other has not seen to watch and review. Criteria for April: Foreign films we love Why Marcey Chose This Film For Chris: Eyes Without A Face is a masterpiece of French cinema, one that I only discovered a few years … Continue reading →

DVD Review: Neighbours 30th – The Stars Reunite [PG]

Hosted By: Stefan Dennis and Tim Phillipps The Special: This may come as a shock to some of my readers in Australia and the UK, but I am a huge Neighbours fan. I have been watching the show for as long as I can remember, and I have been a loyal fan all my life. … Continue reading →

[Wrestling] Clip of the Day: Undertaker and Brock Lesnar Sitdown (03)

That’s right. For new-ish fans of pro wrestling, the legend that is The Undertaker and the beast incarnate Brock Lesnar were no strangers to each other by the time WrestleMania 30 came around. The year was 2003, and Taker and Brock carried out a bitter rivalry for much of the year. The epicenter of that … Continue reading →

What A Marvel! Ang Lee’s Hulk [2003] by Bea Harper

Dir.: Ang Lee Starring: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliot and Nick Nolte I found this one to be a worthy addition to the wide and varied lore of Bruce/Hulk. It’s not what people were expecting, but it serves as a fine allegory for the power of human negativity and the redemption of a willing … Continue reading →

[Book Review] H.G. Wells’ The Island Of Dr Moreau

H.G. Wells was perhaps ahead of his time with the books he wrote, he had such amazing ideas that seemed to suit what he would consider the future, not the present he was born into. This made him such an interesting figure, and his books extremely popular. Amoung some of his most well known works … Continue reading →

[Comic Review] Batgirl #40

Writers: Brenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart Artist: Babs Tarr Publisher: DC Comics Review: Batgirl #40 brings a conclusion to the first story arch in the Batgirl of Burnside that began in issue 35 when the creative team or writers Cameron Steward, Brendan Fletcher and artist Babs Tarr took over the reigns from previous series writer, … Continue reading →