It's been a rough year or so on the internet for two titans of entertainment, WWE and Marvel comics. In both cases the temperature of a lot of takes has gone up and up while the logic of said takes has plummented. It's at the point now where people are posting pictures of empty arenas … Continue reading What Secret Empire and WWE have in common
RIP Bobby Heenan
I didn't really appreciate Heenan in my younger days as a fan, when he was an active manager. Yeah I saw that he was good at his job and was really funny with the insults but I didn't think he was better than Jim Cornette or Paul E. Dangeroulsy (Paul Heyman to all of you … Continue reading RIP Bobby Heenan
Retro Recap – WCW Fall Brawl 1996
Fall Brawl 1996 was the second WCW pay per view after Hulk Hogan's shocking heel turn, and held a major plot point in the WCW vs NWO storyline that was underway. It was also a glimpse at how the company would go on to treat one of its most iconic groups, the Four Horsemen, and … Continue reading Retro Recap – WCW Fall Brawl 1996
Final thoughts on Secret Empire
First up, logistical kudos go out to everyone involved. Every issue came out on time, and they kept it to the number of issues that were announced. No adding on 'unplanned extra' issues after it started like Civil War 2 or Secret Wars. And because there were no delays we don't have the awkward situation … Continue reading Final thoughts on Secret Empire
Roman Reigns is the guy – get over it
So here we are coming off of Summerslam and heading into No Mercy, and the Roman Reigns haters couldn't go without finding some angle to complain about him. Roman did the job in the main event, clean, and that wasn't enough for some people. They just didn't want him there at all, for the same … Continue reading Roman Reigns is the guy – get over it
Retro Recap – Summerslam 1996
This show came at a time when very little attention was being paid to the WWF. A month earlier, WCW shook up the wrestling world when Hulk Hogan turned heel and formed the NWO with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. To be blunt, no one cared much what was going on here. Champ Shawn … Continue reading Retro Recap – Summerslam 1996
Retro Movie Review – Lucy
Note: This is a review I did at my old blog and migrated here. I updated the original one after rewatching the movie a few times since it's original release. Lucy is a different kind of movie. It's part action, part science fiction, part supernatural thriller. It's about a college student named Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) … Continue reading Retro Movie Review – Lucy
Movie Review – Fate of the Furious
I skipped this one at the theater. I honestly thought this would be a jump the shark moment for the franchise, and that it would have been best to shut it down after Fast 7. That was mostly because I considered Paul Walker's untimely death a turning point that would render the team chemistry null … Continue reading Movie Review – Fate of the Furious
Movie Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming
Let me start off by saying I really didn't want this movie to be made. I wanted the Andrew Garfield run to get one more movie and a proper finish, and then they could do whatever they wanted to fit the character into the MCU. So in viewing and reviewing this, I'm admittedly not starting … Continue reading Movie Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thoughts on Great Balls of Fire
When the name of this show was announced, we all facepalmed. Seriously? Great Balls of Fire? It was almost like Vince was trying to see just how loony he could get and how we'd react. But then the buildup came, and things didn't look so crazy. And as the card took it's final shape, it … Continue reading Thoughts on Great Balls of Fire
Stroke of Genius 