As I wrote in my review of Iron Man 3, Robert Downey Jr. is and has been absolutely perfect as Tony Stark. He made Iron Man and was the biggest draw for non-nerds in The Avengers. I would have seen every movie in Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe whether or not Downey hadRead more
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Marvel kicked off its cinematic universe five years ago with the release of the original Iron Man. It seems hard to believe that in the half decade since, Marvel has given us five more movies in that universe, capped off by last summer’s The Avengers. The last five years have been nerdvana for those ofRead more
Iron Man 3 comes out today and I won’t be able to see it until Sunday. I feel like this is a perfect time to discuss spoiler etiquette. According to Wikipedia: A spoiler is an element of a disseminated summary or description of any piece of fiction that reveals any plot elements, which threaten toRead more
From what I was able to find, Protestants and Roman Catholics don’t have a specific focus for Holy Tuesday. I guess it’s made holy by its association with Holy Monday and Holy Wednesday. I try to pull off the same thing when I go to church conferences; thankfully it’s not that difficult to find twoRead more
The Iron Man 3 trailer came out yesterday. In case you missed it, you can watch it below. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EjG-1U3wqA&w=560&h=315] I literally have May 3 marked down in my calendar for Iron Man 3. Needless to say I was excited for this movie but the trailer has pushed my excitement level to new heights. HereRead more
There are a lot of god-like characters throughout science fiction. While not an actual character, the Force had some god-like qualities. The Marvel universe is filled with different god-like characters: Thor, Ares and the Watcher. Q was definitely a god-like character in The Next Generation and Captain Kirk ran into a god that needed aRead more