There are only a handful of films that I grant the title of “mind expanding,” even fewer that stand can stand the test of time. While Ex Machina certainly receives the title, I was more intrigued by the question it proposed. How do you go about testing artificial intelligence? More so, how do you determine
Welcome to TriPod! – the weekly video podcast featuring the latest news in geek culture and the last word in real-talk analysis of geek trends. TriPod!, hosted by long-time Pixelated Geek sass-master and afficianado of all-things-geek James Huneycutt, the ineffable Johnathan Crass – whose Fu-Manchu is as impressive as his categorical knowledge of indie-gaming – and
So Jeremy Renner is in “internet trouble” because in an interview last month he called Black Widow a slut, and then this week on Conan he defended that statement; Black Widow is definitely a slut. The internet jumped on him (though, seriously guys, can we keep the death-threats to a minimum? Like zero?) and people
Well it’s finally time for us moviegoers to assemble, because Marvel’s Avengers are back in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Once again directed by geek god Joss Whedon, it features the returning Avengers cast that we know and love. This time around an evil android known as Ultron has set his sights on world domination and only
Since the Sony Hack, rumblings of Spider-man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) have been making the needles on the geeky Richtor scale wiggle with anticipation. Despite the vague denials by both houses no one could shake the spider-sense that this was real and that it was only a matter of time before Sony, owner
When it comes to comics, especially Marvel comics, I’ve usually focused on the Transformers line, with occasional forays into X-Men in the 90’s. Most of my knowledge about anything related to the Avengers comes from the recent movies (*waves madly* Hi, Mr. Hiddleston! You’re awesome!), and when I wanted to try to jump into Avengers
Happy New Years Comic Fans, This year has been an amazing year for comics. On behalf of the Villainous Lair we bring to you in no particular order the ten “best” titles of 2013. These spectacular titles run the gamut from main stream Marvel and DC superhero staples to newer independent titles brought to us
After several short teasers, the first full trailer (2:47) for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. gives the first real look at what the show is shaping up to be. In the wake of The Avengers, SHIELD is putting together a very selective response team of experts to handle increasingly common abnormal activity. Super powered beings are popping
You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Well this is the day Leland and Spooky have been waiting for The Avengers opens today. So in honor of that, we watched the 1998 classic The Avengers. This is a truly terrible, terrible film that should never be seen again. Based