Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion Unleash CON MAN
No way around it… there may be movies and television shows that will have packed panels at Comic-Con, but if you want to just see […]
Movies
Comic-Con 2015:
Michael Keaton Goes BOOM!
Star Will Head ‘Imagine Agents’ For Fox Studios
It might be a stretch to call this a Comic-Con story, but you can bet that Boom! Studios will be having a run on the […]
Review: ‘Inside Out’
If you’ve ever been a kid — and who hasn’t? — you may identify with Inside Out. If you are a parent, you may find […]
Comic-Con 2015: The Line For Hall H Awakens
Comics creator Batton Lash (Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre) spotted these two at 5th and Market in the Gaslamp District of San Diego […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast #399.1: Countdown to 400!
Preview for the Fanboy Planet Podcast 400th Episode and Live show! Some Star Wars, Big Trouble in Little China, This Week’s Comics news too!
Review: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
From the second the Marvel Studios logo fades, you’re in the action. Despite a couple of solo movies that implied the Avengers weren’t working together, […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast #388: Cinequest 2015 Interview Episode!
The Fanboys interview Film writer and Star Wars legend Lawrence Kasdan, talk with the casts of Clew, The House on Pine Street, Astraea, and discover unexpected Cosplay! […]
Cinequest 2015: Catch-up Reviews
We’re at that unfortunate time in any film festival I can only write about films that have already had all their showings. However, with Cinequest […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘Bad Exorcists’
The awkward teen comedy is a wonderful thing, even if typically formulaic. The hero is shy and awkward. His stalwart friend has issues with his family, […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘The House On Pine Street’
The elements are all there. The kind of creepy house. The somewhat distant husband. Wife with a recent problem in her past that strains the […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘Astraea’
The independent science fiction film is a wonderful place to play. Because your funding is smaller, there are fewer expectations from backers that you’ll “follow […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘Clew’
I’ve previously mentioned the unexpected beauty of films where constraints of time and budget have required the creative team to be clever and thoughtful. Small […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘Aspie Seeks Love’
The documentary is not a form I’m drawn to, except perhaps during Cinequest. So far we’re two for two, with the splendid Batkid Begins which […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘Afterlife (Utoelet)’
There’s a subtle difference between a ghost story and a haunting story, but we’re not going to go deep there: this is a haunting story. […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘Songs She Wrote About People She Knows’
There’s a familiar sinking feeling, a dread when a film starts with someone undergoing anger therapy who decides to quit the group and deal with […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘Booze Boys & Brownies’
When you think about it, the movie musical is a very strange animal. Like any other film, the story is likely humming along with dialog, […]
Cinequest 2015: ‘Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around The World’
“It was like something out of a cheesy Hallmark movie, only it was real!” says a still somewhat stunned Patricia Wilson, executive director of Make-A-Wish […]
Cinequest 2015: Ric’s Daily Film Journal
Fanboy Planet started our third year of covering San Jose film festival Cinequest (in its 25th year) with our traditional podcast. It’s still available here for your listening pleasure. Cinequest […]
Cinequest 2015: Dennis Lehane, Maverick Spirit
Dennis Lehane will be receiving Cinequest’s Maverick Spirit Award on Saturday, February 28 at 11 a.m. at Camera 12. Ever since his first novel, A […]