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Monster attacking The Golden Gate Bridge in Pacific Rim
2013 Movie ReviewsMovies
July 13, 2013September 2, 2018 Evan Crean

Pacific Rim Enthralls with Giant Robots Fighting Angry Monsters

Guillermo del Toro’s PACIFIC RIM is the BEST giant-robots-fighting-things flick of all time. That may sound like a backhanded compliment, but it’s not.

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I Robot To Protect Cover
2013 Book ReviewsBooks
July 10, 2013March 12, 2017 Evan Crean

Book Review: ‘I, Robot: To Protect’

Given my lack of familiarity with Asimov’s series, I was a blank slate when I started reading Mickey Zucker Reichert’s novel I, ROBOT: TO PROTECT.

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Jim Rash and Nat Faxon
2013 InterviewsInterviews
July 6, 2013June 3, 2018 Evan Crean

Q&A: Jim Rash and Nat Faxon Chat About ‘The Way Way Back,’ Adolescence, and Prep School

I sat down with Jim Rash and Nat Faxon for a roundtable interview, where we discussed why they chose Massachusetts for the setting of their film THE WAY WAY BACK, how the project developed, what influences from their own adolescence made it into the film, and why their time in prep school prepared them for show business.

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Death Warmed Over Book Cover
2013 Book Reviews
June 30, 2013March 12, 2017 Evan Crean

Book Review: ‘Death Warmed Over’

In author Kevin J. Anderson’s humorous novel DEATH WARMED OVER, private investigator Dan Chambeaux rises from his grave to continue business as usual.

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Nevsky Hero of the People Book Cover
2013 Book ReviewsBooks
June 27, 2013March 12, 2017 Evan Crean

Book Review: ‘Nevsky’

If artist Frank Miller drew a run of the comic PRINCE VALIANT, it might look something like Ben McCool and Mario Guevara’s NEVSKY: HERO OF THE PEOPLE.

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World War Z poster with Brad Pitt facing away watching chaos
2013 Movie ReviewsMovies
June 24, 2013September 2, 2018 Evan Crean

‘World War Z’ is an Expensive Misfire for Pitt

WORLD WAR Z isn’t terribly interesting or inventive, regardless of whether you’ve read the book it’s supposed to be based on.

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2013 Music ReviewsMusic
June 20, 2013March 12, 2017 Evan Crean

Music Review: DaForce is Best When Breezy

My thoughts on West Coast rapper DaForce.

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Man of Steel Movie poster with Superman flying fast at you
2013 Movie ReviewsMovies
June 16, 2013September 2, 2018 Evan Crean

Movie Reviews: ‘Man of Steel’ and ‘This Is the End’

Check out my thoughts on the Superman reboot MAN OF STEEL and the apocalyptic comedy THIS IS THE END.

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2013 Movie ReviewsMovies
June 7, 2013July 8, 2018 Evan Crean

‘Fast & Furious 6’ Owns It

Turn off your brain and start your engine, for mindless, high octane adventure in Justin Lin’s Fast & Furious 6.

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Hangover 3 poster with Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong face to face with the city burning in the background
2013 Movie ReviewsMovies
June 4, 2013September 2, 2018 Evan Crean

The Hangover Part III Takes the Franchise Down in Flames

While it’s nice that THE HANGOVER PART III tries to explore different territory with its plot, sadly, this movie is not very funny at all.

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