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Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron -- Too Many Characters Trumps The Fun Factor

Jeff Ritter · May 1, 2015

By now you know the main players: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner are back in “Marvel’s The Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron,” reprising their roles as Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Thor, Hulk, and Hawkeye, respectively. The S.H.I.E.L.D.

Make Time for Paige Britt's Lost Track of Time

RJ Carter · April 27, 2015

When you initially fall into Paige Britt's THE LOST TRACK OF TIME -- and make no mistake: you fall into this book, you don't just dip your toe into it -- you may, if you're a reader of some experience, find yourself in familiar territory.

Style Trumps Substance in Spy Caper Scarlett Couture

RJ Carter · April 20, 2015

SCARLETT COUTURE is a book that gets your attention through its stylish designs, eye-popping colors, and an overall unique approach. Many of the panels appear to be animation cels overlaid with blurred photo backgrounds that were then flattened to give the piece an overall unified appearance.

From The Dark Sheds New Light on Familiar Genre

Dennis Russo · April 20, 2015

FROM THE DARK, available on Blu-ray, tells the haunting tale of a young couple who are on a road trip around the Irish country side. When they develop car trouble, they seek help at a nearby farm house and it isn’t long before they discover a terrible evil is lurking in the dark.

"The Mythbusters: Jamie's Farewell Tour" Drops Some Science On St. Louis

Jeff Ritter · April 19, 2015

For thirteen years now, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage have been making science fun again. When I was in high school (way back in the last century) science classes were often dry, boring exercises in memorization. I really have never understood the American school system’s devotion to memorization.