‘Hero' in an anime T-shirt
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a three-way action game showdown between “Bayonetta,” “Dante's Inferno” and “God of War III.” The crown of bloody combat supremacy this winter was one of theirs to claim, I predi...
4.3K - Feb. 4, 2010; scored 1000.0

‘MAG'
The ambitions of “MAG” are about as un-camouflaged as it gets. Short for “Massive Action Game,” Sony's newest shooter (from Zipper Interactive) wants to host your next video game skirmish. And your next battle. And your n...
5.0K - Jan. 28, 2010; scored 1000.0

Narrowing down Oscars
The 2010 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday, and something about the top of the ballot looked funny. And not just "Avatar." James Cameron's 3-D science-fictionalizing of the "Pocahontas" story was joined by nine other films in the Best Picture ...
2.2K - Feb. 4, 2010; scored 249.0

‘Locker' nails war aura
Are "movie of the year" accolades enough to finally say we have a good movie about the war in Iraq? After a decade of terrible-to-decent efforts to depict the defining war of the 2000s (I can't say "aughts"), "The Hurt Locker" shoots straight to the ...
1.7K - Jan. 28, 2010; scored 249.0