Month: January 2008

  • Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 Graphic Novel Review

    Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 Graphic Novel Review

    Originally printed 2005 by Archaia Studios Press Story / Art:David Peterson Children’s writer and illustrator David Peterson has received considerable praise for his mini-series Mouse Guard, and its microcosmically epic world of anthropomorphic mice. The world that Lieam, Kenzie and Saxon inhibit is a delicate, magical realm that, though not entirely original, feels fresh in…

  • Control Movie Review

    Control Movie Review

    2006 Director: Anton Corbjin Script: Matt Greenhalgh, Deborah Curtis Cast: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Craig Parkinson, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, James Anthony Pearson, Harry Treadaway, Andrew Sheridan, Ben Naylor, Phil Hasted, John Cooper Clarke Dismantled on the eve of their first US tour by the tragic death of frontman Ian Curtis, Joy…

  • Superman: Doomsday DVD Review

    Superman: Doomsday DVD Review

    Director: Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Brandon Vietti Screenplay: Duane Capizzi Voices: Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, James Marsters With few exceptions, adapting a treasured, often extensive, comic arc into a feature length film is a daunting, thankless task for any director; it is impossible to compress the “soap epic” element of the superhero comic medium into…

  • Cloverfield Movie Review

    Cloverfield Movie Review

    2008 Director: Matt Reeves Script: Drew Goddard Cast: Michael Stahl-David, T. J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel Man is a contradictory beast. As intellectual entities we romanticise our cities, elevate them as the culmination of civilisation’s greatest accomplishments. As the popcorn guzzling collective we love nothing more than to see said…