New in stores (both tangible and virtual) is Titan Comics’ English translation of the French graphic novel that inspired the upcoming film directed by a South Korean. Got all that? I’m talking about Snowpiercer 1: The Escape. Is it worth reading before or after seeing the movie? Or not at all. Let’s find out. First […]
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SNOWPIERCER 1: THE ESCAPE — Titan Comics (Graphic Novel Review)
February 13th, 2014 
Steven D'Arcangelo 
Posted in ABOUT US, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, BOOKS, BOOKS, RANTS & REVIEWS, Steven D'arcangelo, T.V. 
2 Comments »MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 13: T.R.A.C.K.S. (T.V. review — redacted)
February 7th, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo What follows is a classified document critical of this week’s new S.H.I.E.L.D. episode. For reasons of national security, several information-sensitive passages have been redacted at the request of Director Fury. Rumors that this was a cover-up perpetrated by the reviewer in order to “get out of” having to write a full, cohesive review cannot be […]
THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER
January 30th, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo You don’t need Schoolhouse Rock to know that 3 is a magic number. It’s in our sciences with Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion and Asimov’s 3 Laws of Robotics. It’s in our religion (some of our religion) with the 3 Wise Men and the Holy Trinity. Three trimesters of pregnancy could yield triplets that all […]
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 12: Seeds (T.V. review)
January 15th, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo Nothing makes one feel like it’s wintertime in Los Angeles quite like unseasonably hot weather. Today it’s a record-breaking 89 degrees in the Valley where it should be 60-something this time of year. Unlike my snowbound relatives back east who think I’m rubbing it in every time they ask what the temperature is out here, […]
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Ep. 11: The Magical Place (T.V. review)
January 8th, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo The Magical Place is the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. mid-season premiere that picks up where the mid-season finale left off. (Remember when television shows just had one premiere and one finale per season?) The “finale” ended on a cliffhanger with Agent Coulson getting himself kidnapped by Project Centipede. Now the mission is to rescue him and […]
DIAGNOSIS: THE CHRISTMAS BENDS!
January 3rd, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo Suicide rates are allegedly the highest of the year during the holidays. Winter’s shorter daylight hours afflict people with Seasonal Affective Disorder (*). Elvis Presley sings about having “a blue Christmas without you.” These conditions, the unfortunate by-product of such a happy time, should be taken seriously. Yet no one ever talks about the hidden […]
HOW THE DICKENS DID YOU SCROOGE UP A CHRISTMAS CAROL?!
December 24th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo There’s a reason Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of the most adapted stories of all time, more so than Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, or Superman. The reason is simple — It’s a perfect example of dramatic storytelling. Its three-act structure is personified by three ghosts representing the past, present, and future, which in turn […]
