I Am So Hooked On Guardians of the Galaxy

When Marvel first announced it was doing a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, well, my brain shrugged and my eyes rolled. I mean, there are soooo many awesome characters in the Marvel universe, so many amazing teams that could be brought to the Big Screen. But Guardians? Really? And then, well, then I saw the very first trailer, played out to Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling,” and I was a changed man. In fact, I …

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The New Wonder Woman Joins the Hollywood Boys Club

It’s no secret that I’m a ginormous fan of the Marvel superhero movies. I’m just a “tad” bit excited about Avengers: Age of Ultron coming out in 2015. Yep, Marvel’s really hit on something that hopefully will continue for decades. But what about over on the DC side of things? I enjoyed Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy but it was pretty much completely self-contained and, well, obviously really dark. I didn’t hate Man of Steel like …

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Rio 2 Keeps the Party Going

We finally had a free moment to sit down and watch Rio 2 together. The kids had seen the first one in theaters with their grandparents, and we all rented it months ago and enjoyed it. As a Fox Home Entertainment Insider (sorry, I can’t share the secret handshake with you), I was sent the Blu-ray copy to watch and review. There’s a ton of specials and extras on the disc, but I’ll get to those …

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It’s A Me At A McDonald’s! Okey Dokey!

I’m not one to regularly write about McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys. Sure I loved them when I was a kid and my kids have certainly carried on the tradition. But there’s no way I could pass up sharing this latest promotion from the Golden Arches. Tying in to Nintendo’s super-fun-awesome Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U, the latest Happy Meal Toys star Mario and his reckless driving pals. Yeah, the toys are cute and …

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The Perfect Treat for Those ‘I Need a Do-Over’ Days

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This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and Klondike, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #KandyBar #ad http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH We’ve been in our new house about a year now. And like most houses (especially ones that were built decades ago), it needs some work. We knew that moving in. But regardless of how much foresight you have, there’s always the unexpected waiting to slap you in …

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