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Analysis of Watchmen

Jimmy the Greek so eloquently put together a great piece on Watchmen, however, on our site we sometimes like to one up on some things, so here’s Watchmen’s one up.  Cause its that good, seriously.
Set in an alternate 1985, Watchmen takes place during Richard Nixon’s third term.  The situation with Russia is heating up, and [...]

Video Games in Libraries Part 1: Are Libraries the new BlockBuster?

Let’s face it, we’ve all went down to our local video rental place, whether it’s a Blockbuster or not, and been utterly disappointed when the game that we wanted wasn’t there. Damn kids, some of us have to work! So you go home, sad… hoping that soon, someone will bring the game back, [...]

Review: Watchmen

I haven’t read the graphic novel so I was able to walk into this movie with a clean slate.  Typically if I really like a movie I’ll read the book afterwards, but at no time will I say “the book is way better.”  The people who say that are assholes.  Regardless, I was very pleased [...]

Hands-On: Wheelman

Vin Diesel’s latest driving/shooting movie called The Wheelman got it’s own video game, and while we as gamers all know that rarely does a movie translate into a good video game, I figured I’d get my hands on it. After all, I like driving games and I like shooting games, so I figured I’d try [...]

Release of the Week: Resident Evil 5

Are you sick of fighting zombies in dark alleys, creepy dungeons, or infested space ships?  Then pack your bags and don’t forget the sunscreen!  Capcom’s hit survival horror series, Resident Evil, is setting its sights on sunny Africa!  Finally, a chance to kill zombies out in the fresh air!
Even in daylight, Resident Evil 5 looks [...]