He’s so fast, Quicksilver, Marvel’s Flash swipe, will appear in both the next X-Men film and the next Avengers— though the latter version will not be able to reference his father, Magneto, or any of the X-Men continuity. Evan Peters will play the X-Men version; no word on who’s in the running for the part in Whedon’s Avengers 2
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Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 30: Round 2
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 29: Round 2
The first round of eliminations continues here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. We had two statistical upsets last week: based on the round one voting, The Iron Giant (1999) was expected to beat E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Summer Wars (2009) was expected to beat Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).
Movie Review – “Iron Man 3”
I think I may have a new favorite Christmas movie. As always, stay through the credits.
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 28: Round 2
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 27: Round 2
The first round of eliminations continues here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. I’ll update those brackets with winners every week, and I’m tempted to mark the “upset” votes as well (i.e. ones where round one indicated that the other movie would have won.) Would that be of interest to you, the reader?
Weekend Discussion: Oblivion
It has a noteworthy cast and spectacular effects, but reviews have been lukewarm. Does anyone here want to discuss Oblivion?
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 26: Round 2
The first round of eliminations continues here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. Because we didn’t take a week off as originally planned, we’re leaving voting on week 25 open for one more week to make sure everybody gets a chance to be heard.
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 25: Round 2 begins
Our second round begins now. The original announcement said it would be next week, but I’ve refined the back end to allow for more rapid turnaround time. We’ve determined the top 120 films and 8 wildcards, and arranged them in tournament order. The first round of eliminations starts here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here.
Weekend Review: The Capture of the Green River Killer
On April 7, 1987, Gary Ridgeway, who a few years earlier had fallen under suspicion of killing some young women in the Seattle area, once again fell under suspicion, and police took DNA samples. While police continued to pursue other leads, these samples would, more than a decade later, lead them back to Ridgeway. The Green River Killer is the most prolific identified serial killer in human history (excluding some who have held office), and his crimes have been the basis of two suspense-film adaptations.
The first one isn’t worth your time. The second, a two-part, made-for-tv film which since 2008 has made frequent appearances on cable TV, holds interest for a certain audience.
It also features a key cameo by genre-TV regular James Marsters.