This weekend I had the rare treat of heading to the theaters not once, but twice: first was a date night to see The Avengers, then a small group outing to see Dark Shadows a couple of days later. Not quite a true double-feature, but for the purposes of semi-brevity here on the blog, the term will have to do. I got settled in at The Avengers ready for your typical summer-blockbuster-action-adventure-popcorn-flick. I really wasn't expecting a lot of depth of character or even a terribly … [Read more...] about Memorial Day Weekend Almost-Double-Feature: Avenging Dark Shadows
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In Which I Attempt to Not Spoil Joss Whedon’s Cabin in the Woods
I must begin by saying how impressed I am that a movie that languished, fully completed, on the proverbial shelf for three years still managed to make it to the big screen without leaking the plot. I know Joss Whedon has an extremely strong fan base, and they actually listened when he said, "please don't." (Unlike the idiot reviewer at New York's Village Voice, who gave away the ENDING OF THE MOVIE in the very first sentence of his so-called review. No, I'm not kidding. No, I will not provide a … [Read more...] about In Which I Attempt to Not Spoil Joss Whedon’s Cabin in the Woods