BeatCast! Episode 4 - Movies, Hobbies, and MvC 3 Madness!

BeatCast returns with another episode of pure hobby and popculture mayhem that's sure to make collectors excited! In this episode, Tim and Mark are joined once again by their friends and cohorts Billy and Vince, and the quartet give their impressions about several movies that have just premiered over the month, including I Am Number Four, Unknown, and Black Swan! The group also explore the big news, updates, and announcements concerning movies, toys, and games this February... especially the latter category's big release for the Xbox 360 and PS3 - Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate Of Two Worlds! With that said, it's time to plug in your earphones and give this a listen, as BeatCast! takes you for one heck of a ride!

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Crusader Movie Review: Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" really surprised me, and I wasn't expecting to get blown away by it well until I was already in the middle of the movie where its ugly and intense "psychological drama" head popped right into the picture. To be fair, I've heard so many praises and great things about this movie beforehand, and that was like two months ago when the movie started showing in US theaters officially. I simply could not relate with why people found it so good, and I only had the trailer to guide me through as to what the premise was all about, showing a struggling ballet dancer played by Natalie Portman succumb to the pressures inside and outside of the coveted ballet performance she is aiming to highlight and star on - "Swan Lake". Heck, I wasn't even aware that Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder were co-starring on the film, and now that I've seen it via the long awaited local press screening, I can finally give my two cents worth on possibly one of the best psycho-art films I've ever gotten the chance to sit through and see to completion.

Movie: Black Swan

Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder

Directed By: Darren Aronofsky