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The World War II Balkan Campaign Explained
While most people can describe the general details of the Polish and French campaigns in broad strokes (Germany blitzkrieged through Poland…then they did it to…
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Top 10 most upsetting Hobbit movie rumors.
Everyone knows that I was a particularly vehement opponent of the Lord of the Rings movies. My thoughts on adaptations are well publicized and they basically…
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How closely should the movie follow the book?
Last time I discussed the basic problem of adaptations and the idea that “the book is always better than the movie”. I came to the…
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Mailbag Monday 3
Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again! On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing…
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Monthly Movie Reviews – July, 2009
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in July. Stats Movies watched – 31 Movies that were new to me – 26 Percent…
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Is the book really always better?
There is a natural urge to create adaptations with film. Film, after all, is still a relatively new art and audiences have not yet lost their childlike wonder at its…
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Jock Blog 4 – Behind the Bathroom Door
From the pages of Goth Blog, here is the fourth installment of everyone’s favorite spinoff: Jock Blog 4 – Behind the Bathroom Door! That’s right, more wacky adventures from Khaine’s…
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Romantic Comedies – Stop the Hate
While watching It Happened One Night for the umpteenth time the other night I was reminded just how old the romantic comedy “formula” is. Guy…
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An open letter to Wizards of the Coast RE: Magic 2010 Rules Changes.
I like to think that I will someday meet the woman of my dreams. She will be everything I have always sought in the fairer sex,…
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Mailbag Monday 2
Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again! On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing…
