I was born in the long, hot summer of 1982, the year Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan appeared on cinema screens. As far as I can recall, it was the first piece of Trek I watched on TV in late 80's as a young child, as I vividly recall a VHS tape from 1988 that I kept for a very long time. It kickstarted my love of a franchise that has lasted a quarter of a century and,…

Up until now, I never truly understood all the fuss about Joss Whedon. I never related to Buffy, never got into Firefly or Dollhouse, and while I enjoyed Serenity I didn't worship it like some. But at long last, Whedon has delivered a piece of work that blew me away, one I truly believe will swiftly enter the pantheon of classic action-adventure movies. The Avengers is not only far and away the best of Marvel's (mostly impressive) movie staple, it's…

I must have seen Inception a dozen times now, and on every single viewing it feels like the first time around. That surely testifies to the genuine brilliance pouring from Christopher Nolan's epic, which I first reviewed on release back in July 2010; that review, for the most part, stands below as I feel the same way about this movie as I did the first time I experienced it. Simply, this is exactly what a modern blockbuster should truly be…