Jason Zapata

Tag: sci-fi

  • The Need For Objectivity In Fandom

    By Jason Zapata

    Wow. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has surpassed the $760.50 million record set by Avatar in just 20 days. This is an amazing feat that underscores the true fandom of this franchise. I enjoyed the film, but didn’t leave the theater nearly as enraptured as my fellow moviegoers. Having discussed the film with friends and fellow fans – they summed up their experience by saying:

    “Yeah, its basically a quasi-reboot of Episode IV. You just have to decide how the film makes you feel.”
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  • Iron Man 3 – A Great Iron Man Movie?

    Netting over a billion dollars worth of profit, there’s no denying that Iron Man 3 was another financially successful installment in the franchise. I’ve seen the movie and it tells a great Tony Stark story. It also meshed well with the establish Marvel Movie Universe. But was the film a great “Iron Man” movie? (more…)

  • How “Dark City” Got It Right

    There’s some recent talk on the web of another Matrix sequel. Given the disappointing conclusion to the series, its not surprising that the Wachowski brothers wanted another chance to get the story right. But there was another ground breaking movie that came out a year earlier before the first Matrix movie. A film that didn’t bow to familiar tropes at the story’s conclusion. (more…)

  • On The Charges of Emotionally Damaging Revisionism – We find Michael Bay Innocent

    The hatred of Michael Bay needs to stop. The prolific director’s Transformers trilogy and his upcoming work on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie have fan boys in an uproar. Their accusations of ruined childhoods are as melodramatic as they’re unsubstantiated. Even if Michael Bay had ruined someone’s childhood – whose childhood did he ruin?
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  • A Public Service Announcement

    The recent tectonic activity that occurred on 8/24/11 has caused long dormant deposits of Solanum to be released. Solanum is the chemical agent responsible for the zombification process. These deposits were located near deep impact drilling sites throughout Pennsylvania. Already partially uncovered – the earthquakes along the Atlantic Seaboard released massive amounts of Solanum into our atmosphere.
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  • Review of "Rex Mundi: The Guardian of the Temple"

    “Rex Mundi: The Guardian of the Temple” written by Arvid Nelson and illustrated by Eric J is an impressive graphic novel. The story takes place in Paris. The year is 1933, but with the backdrop of a revisionist past. Avrid Nelson’s France along with all of Europe is still ruled by monarchies. The Ottoman and Holy Roman empires still exist. Guilds and knightly orders exert influence on society, while sorcery is very real and policed by the Church. All these themes are flawlessly interwoven. Despite the factual and historical differences, the tale feels like it takes place in 1930’s Paris.
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  • The Art of Minna Sundberg

    Minna Sundberg is a Finnish Artist. She’s been creating art every day since she was a teenager. Minna didn’t start out with the goal of being a professional artist. With some goading from her teachers, Ms. Sundberg pursued an education in art. She attended the Aalto University School of Art and Design in Helsinki. (more…)

  • Witch and Wizard By Gabrielle Charbonnet and James Patterson

    James Patterson’s new novel, “Witch and Wizard” is intriguing to me conceptually. The story is based on two siblings named Whit and Wisty Allgood. Average teenagers living with their parents until the day their home is raided by the New Order. The brother and sister are accused of practicing magic by this oppressive new regime of the federal government that has come to power. Under the leadership of “The One Who Is The One”, they seek to imprison and execute all practitioners of magic.
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