Author Archives: Kevin Cortez

Kevin Cortez is a young geek, fresh out of high school, whose plans are to become a full fledged journalist one day. He currently is attending Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL, the city in which he also is presently living.

His interests include comic books, indie rock and hip-hop, video gaming, attending concerts, viewing b-movies, exploitation films, collecting Toki Doki and Kid Robot toys, being a total bargain hunter, and being obsessed with samurai and zombies. His favorite video games include Donkey Kong Country 2, the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Half-Life 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and Mass Effect.

When he's not up to his regular shenanigans around Orlando, Cortez enjoys watching various cartoons while indulging himself in cereal and milk, and finding incredibly bad movies to watch.

Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition Goggles

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It’s been a little over two weeks since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released, and I’ve finally calmed down enough to talk about it.

Soundtrack Review: A Serious Man

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The release of the Coen’s latest film, A Serious Man, gave composer Carter Burwell the opportunity to create one of his darkest and most suspenseful scores. The 30-minute soundtrack features 17 tracks by Burwell, as well as three tracks from ’60s/’70s psychedelic rock band, Jefferson Airplane, and one track by Sidor Belarsky.

Game Review: Brütal Legend

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Video game developer Tim Schafer has been known for creating some of gaming’s funniest material. With Brütal Legend, Schafer seems to have accomplished creating one of the most original games I’ve ever played, and definitely one of the best I’ve played in all of 2009. Simply put: this game is extravagantly fresh.

Soundtrack Review: Red Cliff

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John Woo’s epic Chinese film, Red Cliff, has a score that seems to hold strongly all the way through and doesn’t break its grasp on you. Intense when it needs to be and calm when it can be, the Red Cliff soundtrack is one of the best I’ve ever experienced.

Soundtrack Review: Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Mayhem of the Music Meister!

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The soundtrack to one of the wackiest episodes of any Batman animated series, ever.

Comic Review: Donald Duck and Friends #347

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Donald Duck and Friends #347 is the first issue Donald Duck is appearing on his new publisher, BOOM! Studios. The Disney icon has been in the comic scene for decades now, but is this issue even worth reading?