Category Archives: Wayback Reviews

Wayback Review: V for Vendetta

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Denise

[Another look at my review of V for Vendetta for the late, great Green Man Review. Originally published October, 2007.] V for Vendetta (Warner Brothers , 2006) It’s been said that Guy Fawkes was the only person who ever entered … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review: ‘The Stepford Wives’, three ways

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Denise

[When the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives hit theaters, I figured why not review the book by Ira Leven, and the classic film from 1975? Why not indeed. Enjoy this triptik from the dearly departed Green Man Review, originally … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review: Iron Man

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Denise

[Since Green Man Review is just a memory, let’s revisit my review of Tony Stark’s first MCU joint, shall well?  From GMR, 6/11/2008.] I’m sorry. This is the fun-vee. The hum-drum-vee is back there. — Tony Stark Another summer, another … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review – X-Men: First Class

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Denise

With X-Men: Apocalypse coming up later this month (and me working on my review for it), why not dip into the past to see what I thought of the first in the “Young Mutants” series? Movie Review — X-Men: First … Continue reading →

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Wayback Reviews: Red Rising

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Denise

With my old stomping ground Green Man Review now dead and gone, I’m posting stuff I wrote there back in the day.  Because I hate to see it vanish. First published at Green Man Review March 31st, 2014. I’d link … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review: The Invisibles

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Denise

With my old stomping ground Green Man Review now dead and gone, I’m posting stuff I wrote there back in the day.  Because I hate to see it vanish. [First published at Green Man Review July, 2009. I’d link to … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review: Fright Night (2011)

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Denise

Since yesterday’s The Finest Hours pass giveaway had me digging around for director Craig Gillespie earlier work; a re-boot of Fright Night.   So enjoy a little bit of retro from the August 2011 archives of Atomic Popcorn! Movie Review — … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review: The Change-Up

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Denise

In honor of the killer Deadpool trailer shown at SDCC (what?  Google y’all) I present an earlier work in Ryan Reynold’s oeuvre: The Change-Up.  As always, clicky on the title for the original piece! Movie Review — The Change-Up | … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review: One Day

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Denise

As always, clicky for the original piece! Nutshell: I didn’t particularly care for this film when I first saw it.  I’m even more nonplussed now.  Patchy, with sloppy edits and even sloppier screenwriting, One Day doesn’t deliver the connection it … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review: Tea with Jane Austen

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Denise

Lazy?  Yes.  But maybe today’s chill will make you want to curl up with a cuppa too.  From Sleeping Hedghog in ’11, the original was in Green Man Review in ’06.  As always, clicky on the title for the full … Continue reading →

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