Loki himself, – the supposed God of Mischief and Slayer of Balder the Brave or Scion of Frost Giants, depending on whether you were educated by ancient Viking texts or more recent Marvel movies – took one look at my 7-year-old daughter, beamed and handed over his prized white chocolate chip cookie. (more…)
It’s time for the Academy to take the next step in evolution.
On Tuesday, the results of voting by the more than 5,700 movie industry insiders who make up the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be in. There will be five nominees for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, and by all accounts Andy Serkis will not be among them for his critically lauded turn in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Stupid humans. (more…)
For the most part, 2011 felt like a B-side at the multiplex. Ticket sales were down compared to last year and there isn’t a potential Academy Award favorite that could hold a candle to either The King’s Speech or The Social Network. The superheroes that leaped onto the screen in a single bound – no offense to fans of Green Lantern and Thor – were more like sidekicks compared to the likes of Batman and Spider-Man. The year looks even worse when compared to next year, with Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, Marvel’s The Avengers, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, the next James Bond, a return to Middle Earth and much more on the horizon. (more…)
Those who are passionate about their likes are often equally passionate about their dislikes. We here at Team Unwinnable can certainly attest to that.
In 2011, we found many slices of awesomeness that gladdened our geek glands and fanned our fan flames. Sadly, we also watched, heard and experienced a bunch of bullshit that left us craving flashbacks from a perfect year like 1983 to help cleanse our corrupted souls.
That being said, what kind of friends would we be if we didn’t tell you how to think?
So because our opinions count (hey, we do have a website), we present to you, Dear Reader, the Worst of 2011. (more…)
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t seen the midseason finale of The Walking Dead, don’t read any further. You were warned! (more…)
There is no escape from the zombie infestation on The Walking Dead – executive producer Gale Anne Hurd even finds them shuffling along on line at craft services.
“When we have lunch – regardless if it’s the middle of the day or the middle of the night, we still call it lunch – we’re all sitting there in the lunchbox with the actors and the actresses who are playing zombies,” says Hurd. “It’s not as traumatizing as you’d think.” (more…)
The minute the series finale of Lost ended, fans were either men (and women) of faith and loved it or men (and women) of science who were ready to storm the beaches of the island in a rage over six wasted years. (more…)
