REVIEW: Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

 

Marvel has a real problem here; they are a ship sailing in the night with not destination or port. Prior to the last two Avengers films (Infinity Way and Endgame) there was a build up and a reason to stay up to date with each of the twenty odd films they released. Now there is no such guidepost for audiences, nothing to keep them hooked other than a mixture of true fandom and a confused instinct to consume everything Marvel that was built up over the past decade. Now they must rely on each film standing on its own, ensuring that audiences don’t need to be up to date and instead focus on the individual merits of it which can be a mixed bag.

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NEW SITE IS NOW UP!

Hello there, I know it has been quite a while since my last post and many of you have likely moved on. However, the new site is up and I encourage you to go check it out when you can. All the same content is there along with a shiny new coat of paint. Just follow the link below to the destination of your movie dreams!

BITS AND FLICKS

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Update and basic info on future site plans...

Hello there, this is David the primary (and only) contributor to Lights Remote Action. I know updates have been slow to almost nothing these past months but I wanted to reassure everyone that I have not abandoned the site nor the podcast for Bits and Flicks. I am currently working on a brand new blog/website that will replace this fairly old and crusty one. Hopefully this will happen sooner rather than later as I am not a programmer and generally have to do a ton of research for every single little thing I create. For now though you can still listen to the Bits and Flicks podcast with Jake "Madcap" Wicks and myself as well as visit my Youtube channel for any new videos I have posted. You can find links to all of those things below this post. I will make a formal announcement when it is time to make the switch official. Until then I thank you for your time and hopefully the wait will be worth it.

Youtube channel: Gaming with Dweavis

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Backward Compatible - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Ep. 6

Welcome to Backward Compatible, the place where old videogames become new again. Join us as we playthrough a select older videogame in an episodic format and give our impressions as we go. For this installment we have chosen the Oddworld Inhabitants game Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The last game developed by the infamous studio, Stranger's Wrath was originally an Xbox exclusive and despite receiving rave reviews upon release was a financial disaster but we can now enjoy it on multiple platforms in a new HD remaster which is the focus of this playthrough.

Not only can you hear what we have to say but now you can actually see our playthroughs themselves by visiting my youtube channel Gaming with Dweavis and my counterpart's channel at Madcap888. Listen to the podcast and watch our actual playthroughs after the break.

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Bits and Flicks - 4/10/17

Hello and welcome to Bits and Flicks! This episode of we discuss an assortment of announcements such as Destiny 2, the Xbox One 2.0 system Scorpio, the rise and fall of 3rd party peripheral company Mad Catz, a HUUUUGE shake up over at Steam and Madcap's favorite series in the world Jets and Guns' sequel. We have sadly just been playing the same stuff so hopefully you are ready for some updates on my playthrough of Horizon Zero Dawn and Madcap's double down on all things Zelda with Breath of the Wild and Oracle of Ages.

Then for Flicks we have trailers with killer clowns, an evil doll's origin story and a marvelous showdown between Thor and a friend from work. Then in news, a famous Marvel alumni changes sides, Michael Bay confirms the existence of 14 more Transformers movies and two action icons bid farewell to franchises they helped create. Finally, we wrap things up with my reviews for a number of new films including the new Smurfs movie, the massively successful Beauty and the Beast and my take on the new Power Rangers reboot. All that and plenty more await your eager ears in this episode of Flicks! All that and more in this episode of Bits and Flicks!

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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Backward Compatible - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Ep. 5

Welcome to Backward Compatible, the place where old videogames become new again. Join us as we playthrough a select older videogame in an episodic format and give our impressions as we go. For this installment we have chosen the Oddworld Inhabitants game Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The last game developed by the infamous studio, Stranger's Wrath was originally an Xbox exclusive and despite receiving rave reviews upon release was a financial disaster but we can now enjoy it on multiple platforms in a new HD remaster which is the focus of this playthrough.

Not only can you hear what we have to say but now you can actually see our playthroughs themselves by visiting my youtube channel Gaming with Dweavis and my counterpart's channel at Madcap888. Listen to the podcast and watch our actual playthroughs after the break.

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Now Showing - Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Hello and welcome to another episode of Now Showing, the podcast where I take a single film and review it without all the other bells and whistles of our normal show. For this episode I review the big budget Hollywood live action remake of the classic anime Ghost in the Shell. Is all the controversy surrounding the whitewashed casting deserved? Does it taint the legacy of the 1995 original or does it do it justice? Join me as I give you know my thoughts on the new film.

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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Bits and Flicks - 3/28/17

Hello and welcome to Bits and Flicks! This episode of we learn that the original Star Craft is coming back in a big way, that Disney is looking to tap into our childhood memories with their Disney Afternoon game collection and Sony officially ceases production of the Playstation 3. We wrap things up with what we've been playing with me discussing the ins and outs of operating a taco truck
during the apocalypse with Gunman Taco Truck, Madcap coming to grips with the drastic design changes made to the Zelda formula in Breath of the Wild and our final(?) thoughts on everything Resident Evil 7.

Then for Flicks we have a little Mexican kid with a guitar, DC comics still trying their best to be Marvel, a bunch of stupid pirates, a popular films series getting an unexpected reboot, a not so popular tv series getting a reboot, the original ending to Rogue One revealed and finally, my reviews for the office horror flick The Belko Experiment and the ironically pro-death sci-fi flick Life! All that and plenty more await your eager ears in this episode of Flicks! All that and more in this episode of Bits and Flicks!

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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Backward Compatible - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Ep. 4

Welcome to Backward Compatible, the place where old videogames become new again. Join us as we playthrough a select older videogame in an episodic format and give our impressions as we go. For this installment we have chosen the Oddworld Inhabitants game Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The last game developed by the infamous studio, Stranger's Wrath was originally an Xbox exclusive and despite receiving rave reviews upon release was a financial disaster but we can now enjoy it on multiple platforms in a new HD remaster which is the focus of this playthrough.

Not only can you hear what we have to say but now you can actually see our playthroughs themselves by visiting my youtube channel Gaming with Dweavis and my counterpart's channel at Madcap888. Listen to the podcast and watch our actual playthroughs after the break.

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Bits and Flicks - 3/14/17

Hello and welcome to Bits and Flicks! This episode of we have some news regarding the new Pokemon movie, the reveal of the Outlast 2 release date, No Man's Sky developer Hello Games becoming a publisher and what all is included in the latest PS4 4.5 update. Then I give a more in depth impression on the new open world PS4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn before Jake breaks down everything you want to know about the Nintendo Switch including his impressions on the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild..

Then for Flicks we have atomic blondes who kick ass, the return of everyones favorite merc with a mouth deadpool, a new actor taking the Star Trek captain's seat, when winter will finally arrive for Game of Thrones and then finally, I will breakdown what happens when a group of Vietnam soldiers faceoff against King Kong! All that and plenty more await your eager ears in this episode of Flicks! All that and more in this episode of Bits and Flicks!

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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Top 5 Films Featuring Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

This list is in no particular order. 

These are just some of my favorite films that Bill Paxton, the actor and one of the stars of the new film Mean Dreams has been in over the years that I enjoyed either based solely on their performance or it was just a generally well made and enjoyable film that they happened to part of in a supporting capacity.

Bill Paxton was an 80's icon for me. He may not have been the leading man in very man films but every single film he was in he made an undeniable impression. If he wasn't taunting Arnold Schwarzenegger in the first Terminator he was crying game over in Aliens, but the most fascinating thing about the man was his ability to play obnoxiously cocky idiots and make them likeable. Take for instance his small but very memorable role in True Lies as the sleazy playboy used cars salesman whose personality should make us despise him but in fact we love the guy for just how deliciously sleazy and pathetic he is. But Paxton was also a gifted filmmaker with his directorial debut Frailty being both a haunting look at a family torn apart by a unique set of circumstances and also delivering a remarkable twist that would make M. Night Shyamalan envious. Bill Paxton was and always will be fondly remembered for all the fantastic characters he provided to us and these are the films I will always think of first when recalling his extensive and robust body of work both in front and behind the camera.

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Backward Compatible - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Ep. 3

Welcome to Backward Compatible, the place where old videogames become new again. Join us as we playthrough a select older videogame in an episodic format and give our impressions as we go. For this installment we have chosen the Oddworld Inhabitants game Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The last game developed by the infamous studio, Stranger's Wrath was originally an Xbox exclusive and despite receiving rave reviews upon release was a financial disaster but we can now enjoy it on multiple platforms in a new HD remaster which is the focus of this playthrough.

Not only can you hear what we have to say but now you can actually see our playthroughs themselves by visiting my youtube channel Gaming with Dweavis and my counterpart's channel at Madcap888. Listen to the podcast and watch our actual playthroughs after the break.

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Now Showing - Logan

Hello and welcome to another episode of Now Showing, the podcast where I take a single film and review it without all the other bells and whistles of our normal show. For this episode I review the new X-Men (but not really) movie Logan. Is it the best superhero movie ever made? Is it the best movie ever made? Join me as I contemplate where exactly this swan song for Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart falls in the pantheon of superhero movies.

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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Bits and Flicks - 2/28/17

Hello and welcome to Bits and Flicks! This episode of we have quite the line up for you with plenty Nintendo Switch news, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wild Lands, Horizon Zero Dawn, the latest Pokemon Go update and of course some more Resident Evil 7 action with an update from Madcap on his progress as well as my thoughts on my full Madhouse playthrough.

Then for Flicks we have trailers with soldiers stepping on things they shouldn't, Keanu reeves with some interesting facial hair, underground casinos and a void into terror! Then in your entertainment news we have one actor retiring from a character, a director coming out of retirement and what the hell happened at the Oscars exactly? Finally we wrap things up with my review for Jordan Peele's directorial debut Get Out and my thoughts on whether or not A Cure for Wellness is a cure worth seeking. All that and plenty more await your eager ears in this episode of Flicks! All that and more in this episode of Bits and Flicks!

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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"A Cure for Wellness" Review: A Visual Work of Art That Lacks Any Real Substance

It's a rare thing when a major film studio hands over gobs of cash to an established filmmaker and lets them do whatever they want. Usually only heavy weights such as Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan or Robert Zemeckis can lay claim to such majestic treatment. But director Gore Verbinski can now be added to that esteemed list of auteur's as his latest film A Cure for Wellness can only be seen as a project that was made solely for the benefit of the filmmaker himself as it really carries little significance beyond being a canvas for the man to explore a different side of creative self that was clearly never meant to turn much of a profit nor gain much of a following outside those who love film for the craft itself. Read the full review after the break.

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Now Showing - John Wick: Chapter 2

Hello and welcome to another episode of Now Showing, the podcast where I take a single film and review it without all the other bells and whistles of our normal show. For this episode I review the latest Keanu Reeves action fest John Wick: Chapter 2 and if you saw the first chapter you most likely know what to expect. Join me as I give you my unfiltered and unbiased opinion on what is easily one of the best action movies released in a very long time.

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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"Get Out" Review: A Surprisingly Insightful & Sadistically Satiric Statement on Race Relations in America

There are a lot of different comparisons that can be made between first time director Jordan Peele's Get Out and other films such as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Meet the Parents and Stepford Wives but doing so would only distract from the major accomplishment here. There are a lot of films out there that deal with the racial conflicts that sadly still exist in our world but none of them come within a mile of the social commentary explored in this biting satire cleverly disguised as a horror film. While many might not agree with the statement being made here it is near impossible to dismiss the near flawless execution by its creator. Read the full review after the break.

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Backward Compatible - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Ep. 2

Welcome to Backward Compatible, the place where old videogames become new again. Join us as we playthrough a select older videogame in an episodic format and give our impressions as we go. For this installment we have chosen the Oddworld Inhabitants game Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The last game developed by the infamous studio, Stranger's Wrath was originally an Xbox exclusive and despite receiving rave reviews upon release was a financial disaster but we can now enjoy it on multiple platforms in a new HD remaster which is the focus of this playthrough.

Not only can you hear what we have to say but now you can actually see our playthroughs themselves by visiting my youtube channel Gaming with Dweavis and my counterpart's channel at Madcap888. Listen to the podcast and watch our actual playthroughs after the break.

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"Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" Review: We Can Only Hope That This is Indeed the Final Chapter

It has become increasingly difficult to keep track of what is happening in this franchise let alone differentiating them from one another. The first two films (in hindsight mind you) stand out as the most cohesive from a story perspective but as soon as we get to the third film (Extinction) things start to get muddled real fast. The confusion is only compounded by revelations made in the next two entries (Afterlife and Retribution) where it is readily apparent that events from each previous installment are either rewritten or otherwise forgotten about all together. Now we have what is labeled as "The Final Chapter" which by all horror movie accounts means absolutely nothing but we can at least hope this is the one promise this series has made that it will actually make good on. Read the full review after the break.

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Bits and Flicks - 2/18/17

Hello and welcome to Bits and Flicks! This episode of Bits we got some new releases for you including Sniper Elite 4, Halo Wars 2 and For Honor as well as a bit of ranting and raving over the public being allowed into E3 this year along with our thoughts on the death of Steams Project Greenlight. But then we have some serious Resident Evil 7 talk since Madcap has fixed his PC problems (sort of) and is able to finally weigh in with his thoughts on the game. I then give my 2 cents on the game as a whole after finishing it as well as whether or not the For Honor beta sold me on the game at all.

Then for Flicks in trailers we have some lost ancient tribes, pirates, martial arts and Arnold Schwarzenegger looking for an apology. I give an updated on some recently cancelled TV shows that might hit a soft spot or two before heading into your entertainment news which involves a certain comic book character losing its director, the fate of Clerks 3, a new TV series based off the videogame series Castlevania and yet another departure from the Doctor Who series. After I have my reviews for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, The LEGO Batman Movie and the sequel to everyones favorite franchise to hate Fifty Shades Darker. All that and more in this episode of Bits and Flicks!

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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