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Published on 05-18-2013 03:22 AM

Reviewer: Andrea Speed andy@cxpulp.com
Quick Rating: Very Good
Rated: PG-13 - Violence aplenty, a couple of bad words.

A mysterious terrorist targets Starfleet, and only the Enterprise crew can stop him.

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Alice Eve, Noel Clarke
Written By: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, & Damon Lindelof
Created By: Gene Rodenberry
Directed By: J.J. Abrams
Released By: Paramount Pictures

I’m not going to spoil any major plot points, I’ll put them in spoiler tags if I must bring them up, but this may make me the only person on the internet to not spoil. You may think you know what this movie is about, and you may be right. I quickly figured out where this story was going, even though I kept spoiler free. And you know what? I don’t care. I loved the hell out of this film, as flawed as it is.

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Iron Man 3

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Published on 05-06-2013 07:05 AM

Reviewer: Andrea Speed andy@cxpulp.com
Quick Rating: Good
Rating: PG-13. Mainly violence, and maybe a bad word, although I missed it.

A terrorist named The Mandarin pisses off Iron Man. Probably not a good move.

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, William Sadler, Ty Simpkins
Screenplay By: Drew Pearce & Shane Black
Director: Shane Black
Distributed By: Marvel Studios/ Paramount Pictures

The summer movie season creeps ever closer to spring as this is the first blockbuster out of the gate. (Far from the last, especially not from Marvel, which has Wolverine and Thor movies coming out this year as well. I bet you’ll see the trailers before this film.) So how does this one rate? Well, it’s better than Iron Man 2 … but what isn’t? I really need to add a rim shot sound effect to this review, so you can get the full effect.

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Chew #33 Advance Review

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Published on 04-16-2013 12:18 AM

Reviewer: Andrea Speed andy@cxpulp.com
Quick Rating: Very Good
Title: Bad Apples, Part III

Tony goes on a special mission against the cult of the Immaculate Ova.

Writer: John Layman
Artist: Rob Guillory
Cover Art: Rob Guillory
Publisher: Image Comics

We find out more about the cult this issue, as it seems they’ve been using an unpopulated island to train and study. It also seems like they’re acquiring people with unusual cibo abilities, which sounds a bit familiar … but there’s no connection, right? But that’s not what Tony’s there to do. He’s to bring in a high value target, which might not be all that easy. Of course, he has back up … but it’s not exactly what he thinks.

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Archer, Episode 412 – Sea Tunt, Part 1

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Published on 04-05-2013 07:54 AM

Archer

Episode 412 – Sea Tunt, Part 1

Aired April 4^th, 2013

10 PM, FX

How the hell are we on the penultimate episode of Archer’s forth season already? That just seems ridiculous. And yet, here we are.

And this episode circles back to the season opener, the in joke where Archer found himself in the world of Bob’s Burgers. Now, two of H. Jon Benjamin’s kids on the show (or should I say the comedians who voice them) drop in on Archer, as Cheryl’s hated brother and his vegan pilot girlfriend. Who show up just in time to be used by Malory. It
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Game of Thrones, Episode 301 – Valar Dohaeris

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Published on 04-01-2013 07:11 AM

Game of Thrones

Episode 301 – Valar Dohaeris

Aired March 31^st, 2012

9 PM, HBO

Just a reminder: I have not read the books, and I will probably spoil something inadvertently, so don’t read until you’ve seen the episode. We good now? Okay, let’s go.

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Archer, Episode 411 – The Papal Chase

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Published on 03-29-2013 07:39 AM

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Episode 411 – The Papal Chase

Aired March 28^th, 2013

10PM, FX

Oh boy! Somehow an episode of Archer involving the papacy makes several extremely nerdy jokes. The X-Man Cypher was name-checked! (Of course, he was dismissed as the “gayest” X-Man, although Archer has some lingering suspicions about Gambit.) Then there's an extended argument about midieval weaponry, a grammar joke, and a mention of both The Wiz and “jazz hands”. Nerdiest episode ever? Maybe, until the next one.

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Archer, Episode 410 – Un Chien Tangerine

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Published on 03-22-2013 08:25 AM

Archer

Episode 410 – Un Chien Tangerine
Aired March 21^st, 2013
10 PM, FX

This Archer finally answers a question I’ve always wondered about: why isn’t Pam a field agent? Pam brings up the question herself in this episode of Archer, although it’s the B plot to the main story, which is surprisingly thin. I mean, it’s kind of fun, but a big chunk of its humor comes from a big, farty, barfing dog. Which isn’t really all that funny.

But Pam acing the agent test, and beating the holy shit out of all the male agents in the training exercise is, and really

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Chew #32 Advance Review

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Published on 03-19-2013 07:36 AM

Reviewer: Andrea Speed andy@cxpulp.com
Quick Rating: Great
Title: Bad Apples, Chapter 2

The cult ramps up its violence … and someone discovers a traitor within the FDA.

Writer: John Layman
Artist: Rob Guillory
Cover Art: Rob Guillory
Publisher: Image Comics

This is an action packed issue of Chew, what with the Divinity of the Immaculate Ova taking their war against chicken eaters into the street, leaving the FDA and USDA struggling to keep up and keep control of the situation. Things are spiraling out fast, and who do they call for help? Well, Tony of course.
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Archer, Episode 409 – The Honeymooners

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Published on 03-15-2013 09:14 AM

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Episode 409 – The Honeymooners

Aired March 14^th, 2012

10PM, FX

This week’s Archer got down to doing what it does best, which is go into the spy action, while Pam and Cheryl share a scene off to the side, being vulgar and funny and in all other respects just amazing. I would watch a spinoff show with these two; in fact, I almost insist upon it.

To catch some North Koreans in town to buy uranium, Archer and Lana are forced to play a honeymooning couple in an expensive Tunt hotel, which lets Lana be on task while Archer is busy using his mother’s lifted black platinum
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Transposes

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Published on 03-12-2013 08:47 AM

Reviewer: Andrea Speed andy@cxpulp.com
Quick Rating: Great

The lives of six queer female to male transsexuals is explored in biographical stories.

Writer & Artist: Dylan Edwards

Cover Art: Dylan Edwards

Publisher: Northwest Press

Yes, queer is the preferred term here, and it is not an insult or slur in this context. Many people who fall along genderqueer lines use it, as do some people of fluid sexuality, which is fine. I just wanted to inform people who might be unfamiliar with the use of the term. We good? Okay, let's move on.

The six people featured in the book may all have been born female while feeling male, but all come to this decision in different ways, and each has to resolve their attractions in similar but divergent ways. Some have fully transitioned surgically, some haven't or can't, and are simply
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Archer, Episode 408 – Coyote Lovely

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Published on 03-08-2013 09:00 AM

Archer

Episode 408 – Coyote Lovely

Aired March 7^th,2013

10 PM, FX

You know what can be a bummer sometimes? Viewing a show out of order, especially if something happens to a character in one of those episodes. Yes, this is a roundabout way of saying you can tell this episode is out of production order, because a character declared dead in last week’s episode is alive here. And dies here. Not really a surprise.

I shouldn’t complain, as he’s an extremely minor character (did he even have a name besides his
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Archer, Episode 407 – Live And Let Dine

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Published on 03-01-2013 08:57 AM

Archer

Episode 407 – Live And Let Dine

Aired February 28^th, 2013

10PM, FX

Yes, a pun title. Not an auspicious start under normal circumstances, but this is actually a pretty funny episode of Archer, even if it is a quasi-parody of cooking reality shows. In this case, the staff of Isis have gone undercover at a hoity toity restaurant that’s also the location for the reality show Bastard Chef, because the chef is a total bastard. It has to do with a death threat against the Albanian ambassador, who will be dining there tonight.

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