Monthly Archives: March 2019

Fantastic Friday: The soapiest of operas

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s issue #410, and we’re pretty much at the end now, with a complete reboot on the horizon. This issue starts wrapping up some odds and ends… or does it? We begin … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The not so final battle

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Here’s issue #409, and we’re still Hyperstorm-ing it up with Hyperstorm. When Reed and Dr. Doom died, they didn’t really die. Godlike supervillain Hyperstorm transported them to a robot-filled alternate reality where … Continue reading →

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Willow (1988) rewatch – Part 45

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the 1988 movie Willow scene-by-scene. Why? Because it’s freakin’ Willow! Time for a lot of magic fighting, 1:47:25 to 1:49:47 on the Blu-ray. We cut from the ritual room back to outside, where Madmartigan is fighting two guys. He … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The power of destruction

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #408, our heroes confront the mega-villain Hyperstorm, and Hyperstorm shows us just how dull he is. We begin with Kristoff having transported the FF away from Hyperstorm, revealing that they … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: It had to happen sometime

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #407, Reed Richards comes back from the dead. It had to happen sometime. Previously, our heroes encountered the godlike villain Hyperstorm, who has Dr. Doom held captive in his otherworldly … Continue reading →

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Willow (1988) rewatch – Part 44

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Mac McEntire

Watching the 1988 movie Willow scene-by-scene. Why? Because it’s freakin’ Willow! The battle of NockMaar begins, and things get a little Evil Dead-ish, 1:44:20 to 1:47:24 on the Blu-ray. Madmartigan leads the soldiers into the courtyard through some sort of … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Hyper time

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’ve reached issue #406, and I’m afraid we have to talk about Hyperstorm. We begin in the lab at Four Freedoms Plaza, where Kristoff is experimenting with the tech recovered from Zarrko … Continue reading →

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