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THE SHADOW - VLOG REVIEW

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My review of the 1994 comic-book movie The Shadow , starring Alec Baldwin.

GLASS - REVIEW

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Review available on the new website .

FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER - REVIEW

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After sitting through the controversial new Fantastic Four film   and revisiting Marvel's 2005 attempt at bringing Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's beloved, (and ever-so slightly) wacky superheroes to life cinematically, I thought I'd finally look back at the sequel, a film I did not care for upon its release and did not watch after that. Until now. Is it as bad as a remember it? Luckily no. Much like the first Fantastic Four movie, I had more fun with this effort than I expected. The cast (except, of course, Jessica Alba) once again does a pretty decent job, Chris Evans particularly, and the addition of iconic character The Silver Surfer was an inspired choice. A mixture of (now dated) CGI and practical effects (with good old Doug Jones once again buried head to toe in make-up) plus Laurence Fishburne's booming voice, the Surfer is such an interesting character he almost fully overshadows the Fantastic Four here, making us wish we were watching his movie instead of