Once I got to the last few chapters of The Order of the Phoenix I couldn’t put the book down. J.K. Rowling has the amazing ability to slowly build her story and then ramp up the excitement and tension. The fight between Harry and his friends and the Death Eaters captivated me, so much soRead more
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I can’t believe there are only two months left in 2012. It’s been a great year for nerdy movies, highlighted by The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. The past few months weren’t great for nerdy movies and the rest of the year isn’t looking much better, with the exception of our return to Middle-Earth.Read more
Disney purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas yesterday for $4 billion. That news blew up my Twitter feed almost as much as Hurricane Sandy did. From my nerdy friends and acquaintances, the picture below can sum up the general feeling about Disney acquiring the Star Wars. For some reason people think that Disney is going toRead more
This teaser poster for The Wolverine was released yesterday and it is totally awesome. I never saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine because it looked terrible, which was confirmed by a number of my friends. I have more hope for The Wolverine, though. The sequel is based on the storyline that sees Wolverine travel to Japan, fallRead more
I didn’t know what to expect from Cloud Atlas. I knew that the movie was about intersecting lives across different periods of time and that it starred Tom Hanks in lots of different makeup. After seeing Cloud Atlas I know what it’s about but I’ve had a really difficult time explaining it to other people.Read more
Like every other Harry Potter book things have started to pick as The Order of the Phoenix nears its conclusion. Dumbledore had to flee Hogwarts, the fifth years have taken their O.W.L.S. and Hagrid made his escape after taking down a group of wizards. I am incredibly excited to see how the book ends andRead more