Ian Drury

Review: 'Blade II'

So after the surprising success of "Blade", Marvel movies began to develop faster and appear more prominently in the public eye. "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" were massive successes, so it seemed...

Blade is a Marvel character created in the ‘70s by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. At the time, he was one of the few notable African American superheroes in comics. Since then, he’s pretty much been a...

Review: 'MirrorMask'

MirrorMask is a surreal dream fantasy from the minds of Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. Neil Gaiman (whose works include Coraline) had previously collaborated with Dave McKean on his famous Sandman comic series from 1989-1996 in which Dave McKean...

Review: 'The Avengers'

The Avengers is a Marvel movie event 5 years in the making. Make it 49 years for those who’ve wanted one since they picked up the first issue in 1963. This is what each movie produced by Marvel...

Review: 'Batman: Under the Red Hood'

Batman has an extensive history of stories, stretching all the way back to the mid-'30s. Since that time he’s gone through dozens of re-imaginings, hundreds of villains, and even several sidekicks. There have been at...

Kung Fu Review: 'Ip Man 2'

Ip Man 2 starts off with a quick recap of the first film’s climax before dropping you right into the story. It begins shortly after the first film left off; Ip Man has recovered from his injuries and...

Review: 'Iron Man: Extremis' (Part 1)

Around 2008, there was an minor outburst of comics being converted into a type of animation known as “Motion Comics”. One of the earlier and more commercialized of these was the 12 episode adaptation of Watchmen, which was...

Review: Renaissance

It’s hard to find an animated movie for adults these days. Of course this isn’t true for other countries like Japan, where animation is so mainstream and common that they can market it to everyone. Here...

Review: Valhalla Rising

Valhalla Rising opens with a cryptic introduction saying that at the dawn of time there was man and nature. Then men bearing crosses drove the heathens to the fringes of the earth. It sets the stage before we are introduced...

Review: Mushishi

There are a couple of things to say about the Mushishi movie. Firstly, it’s adapted from the critically acclaimed manga series by Yuki Urushibara, which was also turned into an equally acclaimed anime series in...

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Review: 'Blade II'

Review: 'Blade'

Review: 'MirrorMask'

Review: 'The Avengers'

Review: 'Batman: Under the Red Hood'

Kung Fu Review: 'Ip Man 2'

Review: 'Iron Man: Extremis' (Part 1)

Review: Renaissance

Review: Valhalla Rising

Review: Mushishi

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