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Matthew Jackson

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Matthew Jackson is a blogger, critic, fiction author and Batman enthusiast from Rosebud, Texas who's been a regular contributor to Blastr since September, 2011. In addition to his work at Blastr, his film criticism appears weekly in The Huntsville Item, a Houston area newspaper, and his book reviews appear monthly in BookPage magazine. His fiction has appeared in Weird Tales magazine, and elsewhere on the web his nonfiction has appeared at Strange Horizons, StackedBooks.org and NerdBastards.com. Follow him on Twitter at @awalrusdarkly.

Cap stands with S.H.I.E.L.D. in first Winter Soldier image

Matthew Jackson

Monday, April 8, 2013 - 1:54pm

With one year to go until its release, the Captain America sequel kicked off shooting this week.

Watch Roger Ebert debate Star Wars, Aliens + more sci-fi in 17 clips

Matthew Jackson

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 4:33pm

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were the most famous film critics in the world for a reason.

Cosplay We Love: Adorable mini-Bane (with TDKR's Tom Hardy!)

Matthew Jackson

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 1:29pm

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http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/photo-of-tom-hardy-and-a-boy-dressed-as-bane.html?mid=facebook_vulture

A Friday dose of cosplay adorableness so you can start off your weekend with a smile.

Del Toro makes our heads explode with talk of Pacific Rim/Godzilla crossover

Matthew Jackson

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 11:52am

Could the Pacific Rim director's giant robots ever face off with the World's Most Famous Giant Lizard?

Film critic (and major sci-fi fan) Roger Ebert passes away at 70

Matthew Jackson

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 4:25pm

Roger Ebert, the iconic film critic who was a tireless voice for great film in science fiction and beyond, passed away Thursday after a long battle with cancer.