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I had plans to watch a lot of movies over the past two months. I previewed five of the movies that came out earlier this summer and had totally planned on seeing most of them. It’s been a busy summer, though, and I only managed to see Avengers: Age of Ultron. Jurassic World is theRead more

In the past five days the Internet exploded with trailers for upcoming nerdy blockbusters, well at least movies that studios hope will become blockbusters. The best of the bunch was the trailer for The Force Awakens. Star Wars still trumps everything, as evidenced by the 88 million views the trailer received in its first 24Read more

Yesterday I woke up to the teaser trailer for Fantastic Four, the reboot of Marvel’s first family. I was excited when Josh Trank, the director of Chronicle, was brought on board. However, there have been a number of negative rumors about the production. After seeing the first trailer, I can’t say that I’m overly confident.Read more

Earlier this week Lucasfilm announced that Josh Trank would direct an upcoming Star Wars spinoff. Trank is best known for the super hero origin movie Chronicle, which I enjoyed. Trank is also directing the rebooted Fantastic Four, which is taking on more of a coming-of-age tone. Rumors suggest that Trank might be directing a HanRead more

Everyone loves a good coming of age story. For those of us who are adults, when we watch Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years or read about Harry’s path in J.K. Rowling’s series, we can’t help but identify with their struggles. The path to adulthood isn’t straight and it’s nice to know everyone else facedRead more

As I wrote yesterday, I was in San Diego this past weekend to celebrate my grandpa’s birthday. Not only did I get to celebrate my grandpa, but I also got to see my Uncle Bill, another godly man who has had a tremendous influence on my life. I grew up going to my uncle’s church,Read more