Matthew Bailey
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Husband. Father. Gamer. Cinema Lover. Mix it all together, and there I am. I love all things pop-culture and coffee; but coffee is the best.
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When Being A Hero (or Villain) Runs In The Family: 5 Super Powered Families
Being a parent is tough, plain and simple. I have a 3 year old son and another son on the way...hopefully any day now actually. Being a father to a smart and incredibly over stimulated young boy is difficult. He runs in 15 directions at any given moment and it's difficult to try and keep track of him sometimes. But, I wouldn't change a thing because it's moments like this that really make the trials of being a parent totally worth it.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
Ridley Scott Drops Updates on the Blade Runner Sequel and Prometheus 2
Ridley Scott, the British filmmaker responsible for the original Blade Runner film was out on a promotional tour for his latest film, The Martian, when he spoke with Jordan Zarakin of Yahoo! Movies recently. They spoke about bits of everything from promoting The Martian to sequels for Prometheus and Blade Runner as well as his work on Exodus.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
My Top 5: Female Characters in Comic-Culture
I read an article (read it here) posted by a moviepilot friend, she knows who she is, and it really got me thinking about the topics brought up in it. I wrote a few weeks ago about the #GhostbustersGATE and was met with hostility even though my purpose for writing was to question the initial backlash against the film as it seemed that so many thought the movie was obviously a feminist plot for political correctness and gender equality. *start rant* Seriously, a feminist plot... grow up and realize that it's not a male world anymore *end rant* Regardless of your opinion on feminine influence in movie, comic and general geek-dom: it's happening, and I think it's great.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
10 Two-Timing Actors Who Have Played Multiple Comic Book Characters
The conversion of comics to film has exploded over the last decade, and we've had so many heroes and villains introduced that sometimes it's hard to keep it all straight. We've seen actors portray a comic book character, then a few years later have the franchise rebooted and a new actor as that same character. Yet there are some actors that have decided that one comic book character isn't enough and they've taken on multiple characters over the years, here are a few of them.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
How To Play 'Injustice 2' On Mobile Without Spending Any Money On Microtransactions
Injustice 2 has quickly and quietly become one of the most anticipated releases of 2017. With a massive collection of #DC characters from which to unleash hell with and upon, the mobile version is the perfect vehicle for this superhero game to reach the masses.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Gamers
Recommendation Day 4: Critically Panned But I Still Love It!
Every critic must have a good time reviewing this one. Battlefield Earth Some of you probably snickered after reading those two words, and yes I understand why you think it's a terrible movie - yet, it's one that I loved at the time and still enjoy returning to on late night binge fests of sci-fi wonderment.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
Guilty Pleasure: Top 5 Anime Villains
Let me set the stage for you. August 13, 1998 - I was 12, and Cartoon Network aired the first ever episode of Anime that I had seen. It was called Dragon Ball Z. I became obsessed. I tried to teach myself the Kamehameha and wanted desperately to go Kaio-Ken against the jerk kids on my street.... But alas that never happened, yet my eyes had been opened to the wonderful world of anime. I was already enthralled with american comics at the time, and was shocked to learn that Japan had basically the same thing in form of a graphic novel, which is where my Dragon Ball Z came from. I ate it all up. I remember going to the library and basically checking out the entire graphic novel section and sitting in my room reading through every page.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Futurism
Genderbusters: Most Than a Ghost of a Chance
Ok, so filtering through all of the Ghostbusters rumors, was more work than I expected, especially with the Tatum/Pratt news leak, but nevertheless my search continued. As my searching progressed, I became more and more aggravated. Not with the ALL FEMALE CAST REBOOT but with the #ghostbustersgate nonsense.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
Recommendation Challenge Day 3: Oh The Horror - 7 Shows Cancelled Too Soon
Let me start off by saying, I have been addicted to so many shows that were cancelled rather early. Now that either says something about my taste in television, or can be chalked up to bad luck on my part. Here's a run down of my top list of show that crushed my spirits as they were all cancelled too soon.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
Doomfist Is Rumored To Finally Be Joining 'Overwatch' During The One Year Anniversary Event
It's been nearly a year since Overwatch took the gaming community by storm, quickly rising to be one of the most popular games across the PC vs Console platform divide. Gamers around the world are logging on every day to battle against each other.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Gamers
20 Characters That Defined Mortal Kombat: The Best & The Worst
22 years ago, Mortal Kombat became the 4th movie based on a video game to hit the big screen following Super Mario Bros., Double Dragon & Street Fighter. Although the film was met with mediocre reviews, it stands as the 4th highest grossing video game adaptation ever behind Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time & Pokemon: The First Movie.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Gamers
Recommendation Challenge Day 2: My Cult Favorite
Fear is the mind-killer. - Paul Atreides. Dune. The movie based on the classic science fiction novel of the same name written by, Frank Herbert is a cult classic in my mind. Released in 1984, it was not met with the greatest of critical response, yet over time it grew to become one of the more popular cult sci-fi films of a generation. Fans of the movie are quite greatly polarized; some praise the movie for its scope, and others (the self-proclaimed purists) are critical of the creative licenses taken through the film.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
