Tag Archive | "Review"

Arcade Fire: The Suburbs

Arcade Fire: The Suburbs

The Arcade Fire never shy away from sharing their opinion on our world. On Neon Bible, this centred on their critique of abusive authority figures, while on The Suburbs, it expands further with Arcade Fire musing about where we came from, the hometown that has made us who we are and yet is never quite [...]

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Lars Brown’s North World

Lars Brown’s North World

Trudging along the alley ways of the cluster-full geek celebration that is called San Diego Comic-Con about a year ago, I stumbled upon the Oni Press booth. I was probably mostly there to stalk… ahem… check if Brian Lee O’Malley was there signing stuff. Too nervous to stand in line, I hung out and struck [...]

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The Casual Readers Pull List (8/4)

The Casual Readers Pull List (8/4)

Greetings booty snatchers and poo flingers! It’s Tuesday, and we all know what that means… the week isn’t even halfway over yet! However sad yet true that previous sentence may be, it is also only one day until new comics drop magically onto the shelves of your favorite local comic book shop! That’s where my list of [...]

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The Fans

Scott Pilgrim vs. The Fans

With every film adaptation that releases, there are sure to be throngs of individuals who remain diehard fans of the original incarnation, and will sit in a small corner with their precious materials and attempt to lash out at any who try to ruin all of their fun by changing it. These kinds of people [...]

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A Town Called Panic

A Town Called Panic

There have been many movies throughout the years that feature cowboys, indians, and horses. Other than Blazing Saddles, none has burst on the screen with such unrelenting zaniness as A Town Called Panic . The feature film version of the Belgium animated series, it is part Looney Tunes and part Robot Chicken. The film is a [...]

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Standardized Fun: Russian Standard Vodka

Russian Standard vodka

Since I wrote my last alcohol review, I had a bit of an epiphany. I asked myself, “why should Battlemouth readers care about liquor reviews?” Well, the answer is simple. As comic/music/video game enthusiasts, you should all demand nothing but the best. But when it comes to high times in alcohol land, you choose the [...]

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Batman: Under The Red Hood

Batman: Under The Red Hood

The latest in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line-up is a story about one of Batman’s least favorite sidekicks, Jason Todd. When the character first appeared in the Batman comics in the ’80s, fans just didn’t care for him at all. Dennis O’Neil, the editor who took over during Jason’s time, said, “maybe they [...]

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Transformers: War for Cybertron

Transformers: War for Cybertron

Gamers agree that past games based on the Transformers movie franchise aren’t worth wasting time on. Yet everyone seems hopeful that the newest installment, Transformers: War for Cybertron, will end this streak of horrific games and give fans of the characters something to love. There have been quality games released before, like the 2004 Atari [...]

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Sherlock: The Detective Reborn

Sherlock: The Detective Reborn

Sherlock is a modern interpretation of the greatest detective of all time created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This three-part miniseries was developed by Doctor Who writers Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss, who discovered a common love of the character and his stories over years of train commutes between London and Cardiff. Their discussions were [...]

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The Kids Are All Right, Sort Of

The Kids Are All Right, Sort Of

In the summer, it is hard to find a movie that isn’t a “blockbuster”. With big explosions, talking animals, and computer effects galore, the hot months often lack even a single movie with any real heart. Amongst this year’s giant flops, The Kids Are Alright snuck into theaters with an indie feel and a new [...]

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Woods: At Echo Lake

Woods: At Echo Lake

So far, 2010 has two key trends in the indie music world. The year began with a barrage of dream-pop, drawing influence from the surf guitar sound of the 1950s, before chillwave became the height of musical fashion over the last few months. Woods takes both these sounds and expands on them, adding a psychedelic [...]

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Inception: A Beautiful But Imperfect Dream

Inception: A Beautiful But Imperfect Dream

Have you ever had such a vivid experience in a dream that it felt real? In the new film Inception, dreams can be more than they seem. Your mind can become a setting for skilled criminals to enter your dreams looking for your dark secrets. In fact, they can even put thoughts in your mind [...]

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Lately, Nicolas Cage seems to think he’s some sort of wizard. He would have to for taking roles in Next and Knowing, two movies where he can “predict” the future, so close together. Naturally he would show up in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice as one of the three apprentices of Merlin. With all the Harry [...]

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