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Visuals and cast trump mediocre script in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
Back in 2004, I wrote a Trashwire review of Spider-Man 2 under the pen name Dicky Cockerson At the time, Spider-Man 2 was the best Marvel movie to date, surpassing X2. Although Christopher Nolan‘s Batman trilogy is easily the best comic book adaptation in general, but when it came to Marvel movies, the Spider-Man movies were the best of the lot. Now director Marc Webb and stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone bring us a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Comic Con
‘Chronicle’ takes two genres to new heights
Let me start off by saying that Chronicle is just cool. It takes two bankable, and perhaps overused genres (superhero and found-footage) and successfully combines them. In the process, debut-director Josh Trank and writer Max Landis manage to make a movie that is among the best of both genres. There is something to be said about making a superhero movie in the found-footage style that allows the special effects and the acquisition of said powers … Read entire article »
Filed under: Movies
Sports Smart(ass) : Golden Tate demands donuts
When Trashwire began all those years ago, the contributors had pen names. Most were just plain silly, and some were not so safe for work. One of our earliest contributors was Dave DeHart, whose Trashwire nickname was definitely on the NSFW side. Today, Dave is back, using his real name, and bringing us his unique sports commentary in a new section caled “Sports Smart(ass) with Dave DeHart”. This week’s episode: Golden Tate vs the donut shop. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guest Articles, Observations, Sports
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