Castle Grayskull’s Secrets Unboxed!
James Wortman The older you get, the more you realize that much of the excitement that surrounds the holiday season is based on nostalgia — that warm, fuzzy feeling that calls to…
December 2013
The Best Christmas Movies Not About Christmas
Merry Christmas, Wortmaniacs! If you’re like me, the holidays just aren’t complete without watching some classic Yuletide films. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, Home Alone, The Nightmare Before…
Bilbo Baggins Slays Orcs, Emcees in ‘Misty Mountains Rap’
The Warp Zone has transformed the “Misty Mountains” song from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey into a pretty fun rap video, and I discovered it at the right time. I’ve…
‘The Desolation of Smaug’ Blows Smoke
Bloated, overwrought and needlessly busy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug provides 161 minutes of additional proof that Peter Jackson is in dire need of more discerning editor. Though far…
Godzilla Wreaks Havoc in New Trailer
As maligned as the Americanized Godzilla was back in 1998, you’ve gotta admit: Everything around the movie was pretty spectacular. Godzilla: The Album introduced millions of pre-teens to the work…
10-Year-Old Bruce Wayne to Appear in ‘Gotham’
Oh, dear. According to casting details on tvshowauditions.info, Fox’s forthcoming Gotham television series will feature a 10-year-old Bruce Wayne as a regular, all but confirming suspicions that the Batman-themed series…
‘Indiana Jones’ Distribution Rights Shift to Disney
You knew it was coming. More than one year after Disney acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. and revealed plans to continue George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, The House of Mouse has secured…
Bryan Singer Drops Huge ‘X-Men’ News on Twitter
X-Men: Days of Future Past hits theaters next summer, but director Bryan Singer is already hinting at where he’ll take Marvel’s mutants in the next installment of the franchise. On…
Villains Abound in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
Remember how Spider-Man 3 mucked up the blockbuster Marvel franchise so badly that Sony needed to reboot the series entirely just 10 years after it began? Most folks attribute Sam…
‘Batman: Arkham Origins’ Avoids Prequel Pitfalls
Just days after DC Comics announced they will be dressing Bane up like Batman because they’ve seemingly lost their minds, I finished up Batman: Arkham Origins, a title that might…