Introducing Retro Reviews – News

News Retro Reviews

Today, I’m introducing a new type of review to the blog. I love reviewing films, but sometimes I want to just sit down with a film and review it even though I don’t necessarily feel it’s a classic or all that timely. Therefore I am introducing retro movie reviews. Now, be aware of the fact that I am using a very liberal interpretation of the word ‘retro’. So, what does ‘Retro Reviews’ then signify if the use of the word ‘retro’ is liberal? Continue reading “Introducing Retro Reviews – News”

December Update: Marvelous Monday Hiatus & IJR Awards 2015

The following is an update in the form of bullet points on a the Marvelous Monday hiatus and the 2015 version of the IJR Awards list.

  • Box Office Predictions: Remains on hiatus until the end of the year.
  • Marvelous Monday: Goes on hiatus for the rest of the year to make room for coverage of Creed, Star Wars, and the IJR Awards.
  • 2016 Schedule: Expect an announcement in early 2016 on the changing schedule of Box Office Predictions, Motion Picture Thoughts, Dagobah Day, and Marvelous Monday.
  • IJR Awards 2015: As addressed in a previous post, all sports related and some game related awards have been discontinued. Instead the Rising Star (in film) & Television Episode of the Year awards have been created. Expect award winners to be announced as the month progresses.

– I’m Jeffrey Rex

Update on Opinion Pieces

Update

The following is an update in the form of bullet points on current and future opinion pieces on this blog.

  • Introducing Dagobah Day tomorrow.
  • Dagobah Day: Recurring opinion piece / news post on all things Star Wars.
  • Best Films By: a recurring opinion piece ranking best films by writer or director.
  • Detective Comics Saturday: now recurring, no longer monthly.
  • Marvelous Monday is still weekly.

I’m Jeffrey Rex

Spidey-Reboot: Drew Goddard at the Helm!


This just in. According to Latino Review, Drew Goddard (who left the Daredevil-Netflix show, and was signed on to do the Sinister Six-movie) is to both write and direct the Marvel/Sony Spidey-reboot to premiere in 2017. Latino Review mention that the new title is Spectacular Spider-Man, one of the titles I mentioned in my fifth Marvelous Monday. Continue reading “Spidey-Reboot: Drew Goddard at the Helm!”