Alex Hilhorst

Gotta say, I’m really regretting committing to writing recaps for all of Terra Nova’s first (and definitely last) season for the website Culturemob. If I didn’t have to I would have stopped watching after last week’s atrocious new episode. I haven’t reposted this here until today because I’ve been real busy at my new job, [...]

So, I watched the premiere of Terra Nova. You knew I would. And I knew it was going to be bad. I had hoped it wouldn’t. But truth be told, I never really was all that excited for the show in the first place. I was a little sick of Spielberg just slapping his name [...]

A new batch of these are coming out on Wednesday, so I’m trying to play catch up. Here’s some more reviews. Detective Comics #1 As Detective Comics is the title from which DC got its namesake, one expects a certain level of quality from the flagship series. Thankfully, writer and artist Tony S. Daniel delivers [...]

In case you didn’t know, I’ve been pretty excited about DC’s New 52 initiative ever since I first heard about it a few months back, and since August 31st when Justice League #1 was released I’ve been eating them up like candy. Over the next few weeks I’ll be grading the ones I pick up [...]

Farscape #22 The antepenultimate installment of Farscape’s “War For the Uncharted Territories” arc and from what I’ve heard, the entire comic series, Issue #22, entitled “Talkin’ Kkore Blues” sets the stage for what will likely be an epic two-part finale, but I do have issues with Crichton’s wacky, hippy-esque plan. The issue opens with several [...]

Check out my recap of last night’s double-sized Falling Skies recap at Culturemob. As much as I love me a show about aliens, Falling Skies has had a rocky first season, and the finale was a mixed bag. You can read my take here.

The Punisher #1 I read a couple Punisher comics in summer camp (where I actually did a lot of my early comic reading) and once caught some of Punisher: Warzone on Spike TV. Basically what I came away with from that is that the Punisher is a vigilante with a penchant for vengeance and his [...]

After the dismal resolution to the “Sanctuary” arc, many Falling Skies fans wondered if the alien invasion drama would be of a flip-floppy quality like another show I recap, The Killing. Fortunately, the show redeemed itself with the awesome “What Hides Beneath,” an episode that centered on gruff military leader Weaver, while also exploring the [...]

The first half of “Sanctuary” was perhaps the best episode of Falling Skies to date. Part 2? Not so much. It wasn’t as bad as the AV Club might lead you to believe, but it wasn’t the kind of resolution the story arc deserved. Read my recap at Culturemob for more insight. Two episodes remain. [...]

Falling Skies has had its fair share of ups and downs over the course of its first six episodes, but it’s clearly getting better and I feel I may have become too hypercritical as of late- too curmudgeonly. So head over to Culturemob to read my latest recap, which is much more upbeat and enthusiastic [...]